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If Vietnam’s aquatic exports cannot resume as soon as possible, it will be difficult to achieve the annual goal

Vietnam’s “Vietnam+” reported on August 23 that the Vietnam Aquatic Products Processing and Exporting Association (VASEP) stated that within one month of implementing the Prime Minister’s Social Isolation Index No. 16, the production and distribution of aquatic products in Ho Chi Minh City and the 18 southern provinces There are many difficulties in exporting. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic between enterprises and industrial areas, almost all enterprises must ensure that they meet the requirements of "three locales" and "two points and one line". But in fact, so far only 30% of southern aquatic products companies can meet the requirements, resulting in a sharp cut in production capacity by more than half.

In more than a month of the sharp decline in production, many companies had to postpone their export orders, which made August's export value drop sharply both month-on-month and year-on-year.

According to the analysis of the Vietnam Fisheries Enterprise Association (VASEP), the fish survey industry suffered the most severe losses due to the suspension of production by more than half of the companies. Shrimp and tuna or bicha followed by. As the seafood export and processing enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City and the eastern region are relatively concentrated, the losses are also the greatest.

Zhang Tinghuai, Secretary-General of VASEP, stated that for the aquaculture industry, if it fails to recover in September, it will bring a series of adverse effects and even lose the chance of recovery. Therefore, VASEP proposed that efforts should be made to resume production and operation as soon as possible and no later than September 15th.

The Vietnamese government allocates more than 130,000 tons of national reserves of rice for people to bail out

Vietnam’s “Investment News” reported on August 23 that the Ministry of Labor and Invalids and Social Affairs announced that the government has agreed to allocate 130,175 tons of national reserve rice to 24 provinces and cities to help people in trouble due to the new crown epidemic. Each of the 8.6 million people benefited will receive 15 kilograms of rice a month. After this, if the above-mentioned provinces still have difficulties, the Ministry of Labor and Invalids and Social Affairs will report to the government to continue to apply for support after evaluation.

The provinces and cities receiving rice support include: Ho Chi Minh (71104 tons), Binh Duong (11325 tons), Dong Thap (5883 tons), Can Tho (5015 tons), Binh Thuan (4018 tons), An Giang (3362 tons), Dong Nai ( 3100 tons), Qianjiang (3000 tons), Caen Ou (2862 tons), Betel (2408 tons), etc.