According to the Department of Livestock Production ( Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ), in 2022, raw chicken imported into Vietnam for slaughter will be 6,603 tons of meat, up 100.8%; Slaughtered poultry meat imported to Vietnam is 24,662.1 tons, up 9.6% compared to 2021. The Vietnamese market for importing poultry products is mainly the US (41.5%), Brazil ( 22.1%), Korea (18.1%), Poland (11.6%).

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Regarding the import market, in February 2023, Korea was the largest supplier of chicken meat to Vietnam with an import volume of more than 6 thousand tons and a value of more than $ 7.6 million, an increase of 136.9 % in volume and up 127.9 % in value over the previous month.

Accumulated in the first two months of 2023, chicken meat imports from the Korean market reached 8.5 thousand tons, worth nearly 11 million USD, down 24.2% in volume and 21.1% in value compared to same period in 2022.

The US market ranked second , with the import volume of chicken meat reaching more than 4.2 thousand tons, worth more than 4.2 million USD, down 34.4% in volume and 36.5% in value compared to the previous year. with the previous month. Accumulated in the first two months of 2023, chicken meat imports from the US market reached 10.6 thousand tons, worth more than US$10.9 million, down 55.5% in volume and 57.7% in value. compared with the same period in 2022.

Brazil ranked third with an import volume of nearly 4.5 thousand tons and a value of more than US$3.8 million, up 92.4% in volume and 53.3% in value over the previous month. . Accumulated in the first two months of 2023, imports of chicken meat from the Brazilian market reached 6.8 thousand tons, worth more than 6.3 million USD, down 25.9% in volume and 37.7% in value compared to the previous two months. same period in 2022.

Poland ranked 4th, with an import volume of more than 976 tons, worth more than $1.3 million, up 9.9% in volume and 29.4% in value over the previous month. Accumulated in the first two months of 2023, imports of chicken meat from the Polish market reached 1.8 thousand tons, worth more than 2.3 million USD, down 60.0% in volume and 60.1% in value. compared with the same period in 2022.

Entering March 2023, the largest chicken export markets to Vietnam are the US (accounting for 34.0%), South Korea (29.2%), Brazil (22.7%), and Poland. (5.2%), Russia (2.2%), other markets accounted for 6.8%.

According to the Vietnam Poultry Breeding Association, in the last 5 years, the annual volume of imported chicken meat has increased continuously (over 15%/year), accounting for 20-25% of the total chicken meat consumed in the country.

It can be said that compared to countries with a developed livestock industry, the regulations on importing livestock products of our country are still easy and loose. Meanwhile, in order to export poultry meat products, we have to face a lot of strict technical barriers in importing countries, making our livestock products vulnerable and disadvantaged. right on the patio.

For example, currently our country has no specific regulations on imported meat products using Ractopamine and Cysteamine in 26 countries, which are: USA, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand , Philippines, South Africa, Korea, Thailand…

While in the country, it is forbidden for farmers to use these two hormones for livestock and poultry. Therefore, the Vietnam Poultry Breeding Association said that Vietnam must also ban the import of meat products from countries that use Ractopamine and Cysteamine to create a fair and healthy competitive environment for production enterprises. domestic production and livestock.

Imported frozen chicken wings

According to Ms. Chu Thi Hong Thuy - Deputy General Director of TaFa Viet Livestock Co., Ltd., competition between high-quality poultry products and products of unknown origin is still confused. TaFa Viet received many export orders, but it is not clear what the regulations and procedures are.

In order to create equal competition and avoid a trade deficit of poultry products as in the past time, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son - Chairman of the Vietnam Poultry Breeding Association - suggested that ministries and sectors should soon develop technical barriers in a reasonable manner and in accordance with international practices.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen control, focus on preventing, detecting and strictly handling cases of illegal transportation of animals and animal products across the border, including discarded laying hens, creating border corridors. safe world to prevent the disease from resurgence and put pressure on the domestic market.

"Currently, there are a lot of products used as feed for livestock such as legs, head, neck, wings, gizzard inside of cattle, poultry, even livestock products that use banned substances... but are still smuggled into the market. Vietnam's market for human food. If this situation is not controlled, domestic production will be extremely unstable , "said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son.

Mr. Phung Duc Tien - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development - said that in terms of internal resources, it is necessary to admit that the productivity of poultry breeds in Vietnam is still low when competing with advanced countries in the world. With the free trade agreements that Vietnam has signed, the poultry industry needs to adapt and integrate.

“ Poultry food prices have fallen very deeply, in the past 3 years, the selling price has often been below cost. In the context that poultry production is still growing in output, the poultry industry needs a radical solution, " said Mr. Phung Duc Tien.