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.
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
Source: The Information Technology and Estimate Center
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.
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://www.tienphong.vn/Kinh-Te/Doanh-Nghiep/660430/Cong-nghe-cao—chia-khoa-vang-cho-nganh-sua-trong-nuoc-tpp.html
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://www.seafood.vasep.com.vn/Daily-News/50_8694/Attempting-to-overcome-raw-shrimp-shortage.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.
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
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
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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.
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-11/29/content_17141681.htm
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 %.
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://www.ktdt.vn/kinh-te/tin-tuc/2013/12/81021539/kiem-soat-tot-dich-benh-va-thi-truong/
The Vietnam livestock situation in the 11 months of 2013
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the 11 months of 2013, the total of pigs in the country was 23.6 million, equally 99.1% year-on-year. The total of finisher pork production reached 3.3 million tonnes, a 2.1% increase year-on-year.
With the poultry industry, the total of the poultry in country was 317 million, a 2.94% year-on-year, in which the herd size of chicken reached 236.4 million. The total of poultry product reached 762,300 tonnes in the 11 months of 2013, a 4.05% increase year-on year. The production of eggs reached 7,422 million, a 1.7% increase 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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://baodientu.chinhphu.vn/Thi-truong/Nguon-cung-thuc-pham-doi-dao-cho-cuoi-nam/187414.vgp
UK to export pig semen to China in S$92.5m deal
Britain has won the right to export pig semen to China in a deal worth £45 million (S$92.5 million) a year.
Mr Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, who is accompanying British Prime Minister David Cameron on his trip to China, has also embarked on negotiations to export pigs’ trotters — a local delicacy — to China.
Under the deal with China, the “porcine semen” can be flown to the country in frozen and fresh form. Pigs will not be flying but their seed will take to the air.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “We’re doing all we can to ensure that businesses up and down the country reap the rewards from our relationship with China. And that includes our pig farmers. This new deal to export pig semen will be worth £45 million to UK firms and means Britain’s best pigs will help sustain the largest pig population in the world.
“And we’re not stopping there, we’re talking to the Chinese about serving up pigs trotters on Beijing’s finest dining tables. That would be a real win-win — a multimillion pound boost for Britain and a gastronomic treat for Chinese diners.”
The exports start in the first quarter of next year. Four UK artificial insemination centres, based in England and Northern Ireland, will start making preparations for the exports in the new year.
Half of the world’s pigs are in China but the country needs to improve pig genetics. A government source said: “China has an interest to increase the efficiency of their production, while minimising the environmental impact of increased production. The UK industry for pig production can play a large and important role in helping China achieve greater efficiency through the provision of high-quality genetic stock.
“UK porcine semen will be key to help the Chinese improve their pig production and make the industry more productive in the long term. The quantities are not the important factor for this trade; it is the quality that is important.”
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 michael@boddingtonconsulting.com
http://m.todayonline.com/chinaindia/china/uk-export-pig-semen-china-s925m-deal
Rock Lobster Fishery Gains Third MSC Certification
Australia’s most valuable single species fishery, the Western Australian Rock Lobster fishery, has gained a third MSC certification. With an estimated value of $200M per year, the Western Australia Rock Lobster fisher was first certified back in 2000 and was recertified in 2006. This recertification has again demonstrated that the rock lobster stocks are healthy, while fishing practices have minimal impact on the marine eco-system and the fishery is well managed.
As a result products from this fishery will continue to bear the blue MSC ecolabel, which assures customers that the products come from a sustainable and well managed fishery. These conditions relate to the setting of well defined harvest control rules, the use of data in setting these control rules and the collection of data on the spatial extent of the fishery. These conditions have been agreed by the fishery, and will be met by the second annual audit in November 2013.
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/16665/rock-lobster-fishery-gains-third-msc-certification
Dabeinong Technology to invest millions for expansion
Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group, a Chinese producer of animal feed and seeds, announced it will spend CNY 618 million (€79 million) on a nationwide capacity expansion program. The main reason driving this expansion is high demand exceeding the company’s ability to supply. According to the company, it will acquire and expand animal feed production lines in five cities for CNY 318 million (€37.5m), and then invest another CNY 300 million (€35.5m) for the construction of a bio-pharmaceutical industry base at its wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing Zhongke Mufeng Bio-Technology.
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/news/dabeinong-technology-to-invest-millions-for-expansion-12869.html
