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29540
Tue, 11/11/2008 - 14:21
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Meat imports hit domestic husbandry sector
Hanoi (VNA) - The commotion arising from import tax rates levied on imported meat products has impacted directly upon the domestic husbandry sector, causing consternation among local farmers.
The reduction of import tax rates applied to meat products, introduced
earlier than commitments to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has led to an
influx of low-cost meat imports to Vietnam, attracting many consumers who
would not ordinarily buy frozen food products.
Approximately 134,000 tonnes of imported meat were sold in Vietnam during
the first ten months of this year, making up 30 percent of the meat consumed
in the country.
The imports pushed down the meat prices across the country, while the cost
of animal feed increased. As a consequence, more than 30 percent of farmers
gave up on animal husbandry following several months of difficulties.
Although now is the time to invest in husbandry to supply food for the
traditional lunar new year in little over two months, many farmer households
can not afford to invest in breeding facilities.
To address this situation, the Finance Ministry made a recent decision to
increase the import tax rate applied to meat products, thus helping to
stimulate the domestic market as a result of a slight increase in meat
prices.
However, farmers have not dared to invest in developing livestock breeding
due to the losses they had experienced previously. The owner of a chicken
farm in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, who has recently sold some
15,000 chickens, said that although the price of poultry has increased
slightly over the past few days, it is still much lower than this time last
year. He said that he has been wondering if he should continue to invest in
his business as Tet approaches.
Pham Van Minh, Director of Phu An Sinh Food Processing and Trade Co. Ltd.,
said that, following the introduction of the new tax rate, the market has
become more stable, farms have been "warming up" and the number of poultry
flocks has been on the increase.
Currently, large distributors such as Co.opMart, BigC, MarxiMark, FiviMart
and CitiMart are giving priority to the promotion of Vietnamese cattle and
poultry meat products.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is coordinating with
other sectors to carry out a number of measures to assist the husbandry
sector in animal breeding, feeding and making preparations for the control
of winter diseases.
In Vietnam, the animal husbandry sector makes up 24 percent of the
agricultural sector and contributes hugely to improving incomes for farmers.
According to the ministry's statistics, the country now has over 2,800
poultry farms, which constitutes more than 16 percent of the total of
husbandry farms.
However, numerous epidemics and high input costs have slowed down the sector's
growth rate to 4.6 percent in 2007, compared with 8.5 percent during
2001-2006.
The animal husbandry sector is currently facing an array of challenges, such
as high production costs, the quality and hygiene of products and poultry
epidemics, with particular concern over a re-occurrence of the birdflu
epidemic.-Enditem
The reduction of import tax rates applied to meat products, introduced
earlier than commitments to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has led to an
influx of low-cost meat imports to Vietnam, attracting many consumers who
would not ordinarily buy frozen food products.
Approximately 134,000 tonnes of imported meat were sold in Vietnam during
the first ten months of this year, making up 30 percent of the meat consumed
in the country.
The imports pushed down the meat prices across the country, while the cost
of animal feed increased. As a consequence, more than 30 percent of farmers
gave up on animal husbandry following several months of difficulties.
Although now is the time to invest in husbandry to supply food for the
traditional lunar new year in little over two months, many farmer households
can not afford to invest in breeding facilities.
To address this situation, the Finance Ministry made a recent decision to
increase the import tax rate applied to meat products, thus helping to
stimulate the domestic market as a result of a slight increase in meat
prices.
However, farmers have not dared to invest in developing livestock breeding
due to the losses they had experienced previously. The owner of a chicken
farm in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, who has recently sold some
15,000 chickens, said that although the price of poultry has increased
slightly over the past few days, it is still much lower than this time last
year. He said that he has been wondering if he should continue to invest in
his business as Tet approaches.
Pham Van Minh, Director of Phu An Sinh Food Processing and Trade Co. Ltd.,
said that, following the introduction of the new tax rate, the market has
become more stable, farms have been "warming up" and the number of poultry
flocks has been on the increase.
Currently, large distributors such as Co.opMart, BigC, MarxiMark, FiviMart
and CitiMart are giving priority to the promotion of Vietnamese cattle and
poultry meat products.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is coordinating with
other sectors to carry out a number of measures to assist the husbandry
sector in animal breeding, feeding and making preparations for the control
of winter diseases.
In Vietnam, the animal husbandry sector makes up 24 percent of the
agricultural sector and contributes hugely to improving incomes for farmers.
According to the ministry's statistics, the country now has over 2,800
poultry farms, which constitutes more than 16 percent of the total of
husbandry farms.
However, numerous epidemics and high input costs have slowed down the sector's
growth rate to 4.6 percent in 2007, compared with 8.5 percent during
2001-2006.
The animal husbandry sector is currently facing an array of challenges, such
as high production costs, the quality and hygiene of products and poultry
epidemics, with particular concern over a re-occurrence of the birdflu
epidemic.-Enditem
