Exporting businesses need support to overcome difficulties caused by the epidemic

Exporting businesses need support to overcome difficulties caused by the epidemic
During the time of implementing social distancing to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, the summer-autumn rice of 2021 in the Mekong Delta is in the high harvest season with large output but difficult to consume. Many localities in the region create favorable conditions for traders and businesses to purchase rice and process it for export. However, enterprises producing, purchasing and processing rice for export still face many difficulties that need the support and removal of the functional sector.

Export is difficult

According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Can Tho City, from mid-July 2021 up to now, in the face of the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, Can Tho City implemented social distancing measures according to Directive 16 to prevent and control the spread of the virus. Translate. Many businesses in the area have not made timely preparations and have not forecast the complexity of the distance. Therefore, ordering, collecting and transporting goods faced many difficulties, affecting production, import and export activities of the whole city.

The situation of rice exports in the global market recently has not shown signs of improvement, because the epidemic has shown signs of re-emergence in many countries. Currently, Africa (Ghana, Cameroon) and the Philippines are strong rice import markets; Some other markets, such as Singapore, UAE, Malaysia and a European country... were affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, so they have delayed the signing and delivery of rice in the coming time. Besides, the time to disinfect containers (transporting rice) at ports affects the progress of export contracts; The traditional rice export market, the Philippines, has also strengthened import controls through the re-evaluation of the “Food Safety Management System for Milled Rice Imported to the Philippines” affecting export volume. rice of enterprises… In Can Tho city as of August 5, 2021, the rice inventory is quite large at enterprises, estimated at 59,295 tons of rice and 220,566 tons of rice. This situation has increased pressure on enterprises in terms of storage costs and bank interest rates. Therefore, most businesses have limited capital in purchasing the 2021 summer-autumn rice crop and the upcoming autumn-winter crop.

At the online meeting to resolve the situation of rice consumption in the Mekong Delta organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on August 7, 2021, Mr. Pham Thai Binh, General Director of Agriculture Joint Stock Company High-tech Trung An (Can Tho City) said that the difficulty of the food industry is the large amount of rice and rice in stock. Most of the businesses in the industry are unable to deliver goods due to obstacles in import conditions of some countries due to the COVID-19 epidemic… On August 15, the company will load 11,000 tons of rice on ships for export. However, the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic is still complicated, the city is still social distancing until August 16, so loading and unloading and transportation will still be difficult. In September 2021, the company also continued to export 11,000 tons of rice. Hopefully, at that time, the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, Can Tho city and the whole Mekong Delta return to a new normal state so that the purchasing, transportation and export of rice and agricultural products will be more convenient.

According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Can Tho City, in the first seven months of 2021, the whole city's rice export output is estimated at 404,860 tons, down 10.67% over the same period in 2020; export turnover is estimated at 191.37 million USD, down 4.08% over the same period, in which the main rice export markets are: Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, China, Dubai, UAE, Hong Kong, Qatar...

Disassembly solution

Currently, An Giang province has about 600,000 tons of commodity rice waiting to be harvested. The provinces of Dong Thap, Kien Giang... still have the same amount of summer rice harvested. However, when farmers or harvesting units go to the field to harvest rice, they must quickly test for SARS-CoV-2, and at the same time, the organization of stricter management, such as which locality to harvest in that locality, the method of Traders' means of transportation from one area to another in the province or from one province to another also face difficulties… Mr. Tran Anh Thu, Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee, proposed: Localities in the region must agree Especially, when a trader's vehicle goes to buy rice in the Mekong Delta provinces, only the vehicle with an identification code and the driver of the vehicle with a negative rapid test result for SARS-CoV-2 is allowed to pass. . This not only contributes to the prevention of epidemics but also creates favorable conditions for rice consumption. That is the solution to consuming summer-autumn rice during the current harvest time.

In the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, many businesses in Can Tho City suggested: Vietnam Social Insurance needs to have reasonable policies to support businesses as well as employees during this difficult period. . Enterprises want the State and functional agencies to have support such as appropriate tax exemption and reduction policies for enterprises to use that financial source to reinvest in business development; organize many conferences, online trade connection programs

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