A Summary Vietnam Livestock Industry from January to November 2013
According to the Department of Livestock Husbandry, there is a rising demand for food about 20-30% towards the Lunar New Year 2014. Currently, the price of pork has been increasing. Specifically, the price of live pig is VND 49,000 per kg, a VND 4,000-5,000/ Kg increase compared to last month. However, the prices of commercial feed have kept increasing highly, which recorded at VND 11,000-12,000/ Kg. On the contrary, the price of chicken is relatively stable during this month with reasonable price, the price of white feather chicken was VND 20,000-21,000/ Kg, the yellow feathers chicken price VND 25,000 - 27,000 per kg.
According to MOA, from January to November 2013, the number of pigs accounted for 23.6 million pig in the whole country, a 0.9% decrease compared to the same period in 2012. The number of poultry reached at 317 million, a 2.94 % increase year-on-year. Poultry meat production reached at 762,300 tons, a 4.05% increase compared to January. Poultry egg production reached at 7,422 million, up 1.7 %.
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http://www.ktdt.vn/kinh-te/tin-tuc/2013/12/81021539/kiem-soat-tot-dich-benh-va-thi-truong/
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS BEEF IMPORTS
China is in talks with the United States to allow beef imports from cattle up to 30 months old, a spokesman forthe country’s top quality watchdog said on last Friday.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine held talks withthe US Department of Agriculture and the Office of the United States Trade Representative to resume the imports of beef from cattle up to 30 months old. The talks were held during the 2013 US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in November, Chen Xitong,spokesman for the quality watchdog, said during a media conference.
Talks are still ongoing over some “technological issues,” Chen said.
Chinese authorities initially banned all US beef imports when mad cow disease was found in the United States in 2003.
In 2006, China lifted the ban on beef imports from cattle up to 30 months old and five kinds of by-products.
However, US beef imports to China continue to stagnate due to the fact that US authorities, whoinsisted that China lift the ban on all beef imports and products, refused to issue sanitarycertificates for beef from cattle up to 30 months old, according to the quality watchdog.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-11/29/content_17141681.htm
China’s evolving role in global agricultural trade
Alongside the OECD-FAO report ‘Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022’, the OECD and FAO have published ‘Focus on China’, highlighting China’s growing role in international trade in food and agricultural products. It notes that rice and wheat production is a growing policy focus, given food security concerns. The analysis points out that, following agricultural and rural reforms, China’s “agricultural output grew 4.5 times over the 1978-2011 period”. This growth is expected to slow in the coming decade as “increasing resource and rural labour constraints” are faced. Food price inflation has already become apparent, according to the OECD-FAO review. However, higher incomes and increased food availability have improved food security in China, “with the number of undernourished falling by almost 100 million since 1990, despite [China] adding an additional 200 million people to its population”.
The report notes that “from 2001 to 2012, China’s agricultural trade (imports and exports) increased from US$27.9 billion to US$155.7 billion…, with China’s net trade deficit in agriculture and food standing at US$31 billion in 2012.” This trade deficit in food and agricultural products is forecast to continue to grow, as consumption growth will outpace production growth by 0.3% per annum in the coming 10 years.
At the sector level, “China’s imports of oilseed are expected to rise by 40% over the 2013-22 period,” coming to account for 59% of global trade. The Chinese meat and dairy sectors “will continue to expand, with increasing feed requirements which will result in higher imports of coarse grains” – and these import requirements will be in excess of current import quotas. With Chinese milk production projected to grow more slowly than consumption growth, Chinese dairy imports are projected to rise by 20%, “with skimmed and whole milk powder accounting for 82% of total dairy imports”.
Chinese sugar imports are projected to “stay above the tariff-rate quota [TRQ] level over the projection period”.
The area under cotton in China is expected to decline by 21% as cotton usage falls in response to increased competition in textiles from India and other lower wage economies. This is a major reversal of the trend over the last decade.
As noted in the OECD-FAO summary of the ‘Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022’ report, key uncertainties remain in terms of the outlook for Chinese agricultural trade: these relate to the sustainability of current growth rates and the impact of climate change.
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Sources:
OECD-FAO, ‘Focus on China – OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022’, 2013
http://www.oecd.org/site/oecd-faoagriculturaloutlook/china-2013.htm
OECD-FAO, ‘Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022’, summary, 2013
http://www.oecd.org/site/oecd-faoagriculturaloutlook/summary-2013-EN.pdf
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook oecd.org
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook ? Focus on China - OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 With comparatively little agricultural land and water resources, China has made food security and self sufficiency in the key food crops of rice and wheat a...
Vietnam attempt to overcome raw shrimp shortage
Vietnam seafood exports in 2013 are hoped to hit over USD6.5 billion, up 5 percent year-on-year, mainly due to sharp increase in whiteleg shrimp exports. However, lack of raw shrimp may negatively affect seafood export target this year.
So far, the price of black tiger shrimp and whiteleg shrimp in some Mekong Delta provinces has increased by 10-15 percent from the early November 2013.
In the period from July to September 2013, shrimp exporters were in high demand for raw shrimp to process. However, they faced fierce competitiveness from dealers in buying raw shrimp from domestic farmers to transfer to China. They offered farmers higher price than that paid by processors.
From now to the late 2013, shrimp exports will be on the upward trend owing to high demand from importing markets. Shrimp shipment in 2013 is hoped to reach USD2.8 billion, up 27 percent year-on-year.
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.seafood.vasep.com.vn/Daily-News/50_8694/Attempting-to-overcome-raw-shrimp-shortage.htm
TH True Milk still importing Dairy Cattle by 2014
In the first three quarters of 2013, Vietnam spent USD800 million for importing powder milk, it is predicted to exceed USD1 billion in this year. On the contrary importing powder milk from the foreign company, the local consumers is returning to use the fresh milk in domestic with reasonable price and high quality. Especially, the strong success of TH True milk, the dairy industry is forecasted to develop with a good opportunity in Vietnam in the future.
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http://www.tienphong.vn/Kinh-Te/Doanh-Nghiep/660430/Cong-nghe-cao---chia-khoa-vang-cho-nganh-sua-trong-nuoc-tpp.html
The Vietnam situation of pig livestock and feed industry in November
According to the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, in November, the pig herd size has estimated at 26.3 million in the country, equally 99.1%, in which the herd size of sows reached 3.9 million sows, equally 98% compared to the same period. The total of finisher pork production reached 3.3 million tonnes, a 2.1% increase year-on-year. In November, the value of imported feed animal and materials estimated at USD150 million, leading to the total of import value have been estimating at USD2.78 billion, a 25% increase in the eleven months of 2013 year-on-year.
In November, the volume of imported soybean meal reached at 19 thousand tonnes, equally USD12 million of the value. Estimated, the total of import volume of soybean have been accounting for 1.11 million tonnes, equally USD676 million of the value, a 0.9% decrease in eleven months of 2013 compared to the same period. Besides, the volume of imported corn reached 122 thousand tonnes, equally USD38 million of the value in November. Estimated, the total of import value of corn has been reaching at 1.63 million tonnes, equally USD523 million of the value, a 12.8% increase in eleven months of 2013 year-on-year.
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Source: The Information Technology and Estimate Center
Tangrenshen Group plan to invest 486 million RMB to acquire Shandong Hemei Group, in order to gear up its feed business in Shandong Province
Recently, Tangrenshen Group and Tibet Hemu Investment Consulting Co.,Ltd signed “strategic cooperation framework agreement”. According to the agreement, Tibet Hemu Investment will transfer his 40% equity of Shandong Hemei Group to Tangrenshen Group, and Tangrenshen Group intend to use its own funds to acquire Shandong Hemei Group with no more than RMB 486 million, to accelerate its feed business development in Shandong Province.
It was reported that Tibet Hemu Investment Consulting Co., Ltd is the controlling shareholder of Shandong Hemei Group, holding 60% stake, and after the acquisition is completed, Tangrenshen Group will become the largest shareholder of Shandong Hemei Group. Statistics show that Shandong Hemei Group is a key agricultural leading enterprise, established in 2003 and is a large scale feed processing group, which has 24 feed mills in Shandong and the feed production capacity is more than 350 million tons and has more than 40 branches in Hebei,, Henan and Shanghai province.
Mr. Sun Shuangsheng, board secretary told reporter that after holding Shandong Hemei Group will accelerate its feed system through production base, network system and sales support, and expect the feed income will exceed RMB 10 billion. According to the mid year report of Tangrenshen Group, the sales revenue achieved 2.76 billion RMB, of which more than 75% pig feed while poultry feed had a very small proportion.
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://roll.sohu.com/20131202/n391111627.shtml
China to gradually deregulate grain markets
China will gradually let the market decide grain and other major crop prices in a move away from the government-set price levels that have driven up cheap imports of commodities including sugar, rice and corn, the China Economic Times reported.
China's agricultural price incentives triggered traders to import large volumes of these crops over the past two years, and in 2012 its sugar imports hit a record high. Corn and rice imports this year are also likely to set new records.
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.agra-net.com/portal2/pl/home.jsp?template=newsarticle&artid=20018085820&pubid=ag047&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
CHINA LOOKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE SOIL QUALITY OF ITS FARMLAND BY 2020
China aims to cultivate 800 million mu (53.33 million hectares) of high-standard farmland by 2020, said an economic planning official on Tuesday. China will invest 1,000 yuan ($164.1) to 2,000 yuan [~US$328] per mu to increase yields by an average of 100 kg per mu, said the official with the National Development and Reform Commission, citing a recently-approved national plan.
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://chinaag.org/2013/11/26/china-looks-to-significantly-increase-the-soil-quality-of-its-farmland-by-2020/
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/01-28/4525680.shtml
CHINA’S DAIRY COW POPULATION DROPPED BY 2 MILLION IN 2013
The number of dairy cattle in China has dropped by 2 million in 2013 from a year ago, leading to a decline in milk production by 15%-20%, an expert in the dairy industry told Shanghai’s China Business News, adding that the insufficient supply will continue to push up the price of raw milk. Gao Fuliang, general manager of the China-based Longdan Dairy, noted that due to restricted supplies, the price of raw milk jumped from 4,000 yuan (US$690) per tonne to 5,200 yuan (US$855) within a month…
Key point: Currently, China has a 40 million MT demand for milk, but only has a 35 million MT supply
Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) has been involved in agribusiness in Asia since 2000. AAC has office both in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and China Beijing. So AAC has a thorough understanding of the Viet Nam and China aqua industry and produces up-to-date research reports on the market. We can offer insights on supply and demand trends and comments on the future structure of Asian agribusiness. If you would like to know more please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://chinaag.org/2013/11/27/chinas-dairy-cow-population-dropped-by-2-million-in-2013/