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Exports of agricultural products in the Japanese market

( Update: 11/02/2015 )

Exports of agricultural products in the Japanese market

Information from the Ministry of Agriculture - Forestry - Fisheries Japan showed that within 50 years, the share of agricultural GDP in Japan fell from 9% to 1%, the proportion of workforce reductions from 28% to less than 3% 25% of the arable land was shrinking ... in addition, the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) effect, the removal of tariff applied can cause food self- sufficiency Japan decreased from 40% to 14%. Thus, Japan must import large quantities of agricultural products to compensate for the shortage in water supply. Opportunities for Agricultural Vietnam search path in Japan is really expanded if we improve quality.


Red pepper and fresh ginger banana Vietnam Tuan exports to the Japanese market

The agricultural development cooperation Vietnam - Japan if implemented effectively, agricultural products in Vietnam will have many opportunities to export to Japan 
Exports of fruits and vegetables from Vietnam to Japan in recent years with the rapid growth and stability with turnover up 10% - 30% / year. 2013, the value of commodities exported to Japan vegetables reached 61.22 million in 2015 and will reach the target of 77 million. Japan's agricultural export markets of Vietnam's third largest, however, export volumes are limited and not commensurate with the potential.


Difficult market
Has experienced 10 years of export to Japan, Nguyen Thanh Nhon, Chairman of Hoa Loc Mango Cooperative (Tien Giang), said the Japanese business must adhere to strict quality standards and to keep the word credit. This year, the cooperative continues to contract around 100 tonnes exported to Japan Hoa Loc mangoes. "At first, the Japanese customer plant process control, control is very strict form, after HTX certified VietGAP (cleaner production practices) are easier to control. We have customers questioning Korea exported to Korea, but we have not accepted because the output produced just enough to give the Japanese market and domestic "- said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhon.
Dr. Vo Tong Xuan GS-long said Japan has a number of activities to support Vietnam in the field of agriculture. Specifically, support facilities upgrade training of agriculture; the program of technical assistance to agricultural cooperatives, cooperative fruit, as the subject of rice ... Also, some Japanese companies to put their rice crops in Vietnam to sell to goods, exported to the Japanese market live.


Although there are a number of businesses (DN) agricultural exports to Japan, but according to the company, the Japanese market is very difficult and not easy to penetrate. According to Nguyen Van Truc, Deputy General Director of Saigon Agriculture Company (Sagri), this unit a lot of agricultural products exported to the European market, but the US does not have orders to go to Japan. Sagri several times to the Japanese companies to cooperate, the two sides discussed a number of projects implemented farming for export to Japan, but stop at the survey stage, training ... Most recently, Sagri project recognition technology transfer beef from Japan, the People's Committee projects.

HCMC approved, but so far has not progressed any further. "Japanese agricultural protection policies in the country very closely, so if the importer subject to product consumption, do we dare to do, could not risk" - Mr. Truc said.
Prospects for cooperation
According to Prof. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, agricultural exports to Japan is difficult because the price of agricultural goods in Japan is very expensive, many times higher than the same type of goods imported from China and other countries should the government building significant barriers to protect domestic producers. Vietnam's agricultural products, particularly tropical fruit, very difficult to break into the Japanese because they can not pass the loop "testing" strict. For example, the Japanese loves to eat bananas, product requirements must really "clean" Philippines initiative to guide farmers how to grow bananas according to their quality standards, cooperation established plantations thousands of acres to banana and exported to Japan. Vietnam Farmers kept eating habits as individuals, do not have a large area to mass production according to uniform quality standards, no routine compliance scientific methods of production ... In the short term, to changing habits of farmers produce.


Dr Vo Mai, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Gardening, agricultural Vietnam wants to Japan to meet their standards of quality, food safety and hygiene. Show some Vietnam fruits such as oranges, tangerines, labels, papaya, rambutan ... Japan was listed as banned imports have maggots East. Hoa Loc mangoes exported to Japan want to sterilization, irradiation thoroughly. Besides, if compared to China, Thailand, agriculture in general and Vietnam in particular fruit is not beautiful by design, pesticide residues, plant protection products more ...
In mid-March, the Japanese mission, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam and Inbaraki provinces (province ranks second on agricultural production in Japan) signed a cooperation agreement. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat two countries expressed their desire to quickly organize collaborative dialogue towards the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, including human resources training and transfer technology. If the partnership is to promote efficiency, the Japanese put production processes and technologies in Vietnam application then re-exported products to Japan, it has solved the supply of agricultural products to Japan, the advantage production cost of cheap agricultural products in Vietnam and Vietnam creates opportunities for access and application of high technology in the field of agriculture, enhance the value of agricultural products in Vietnam.