Singapore firms seek suppliers of agricultural products in Vietnam
A delegation of firms from Singapore was expected to visit Vietnam at the end of this month to seek fruit and vegetable suppliers, as imports from China were declining due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dragon fruit processed for export at Cat Tuong Agricultural Products Producing & Processing Co., Ltd. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A delegation of firms from Singaporewas expected to visit Vietnam at the end of this month to seek fruit andvegetable suppliers, as imports from China were declining due to the outbreakof novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Department of Asian – African Markets under the Ministry of Industry andTrade said this hopefully would be a solution to tackle difficulties caused bythe epidemic to Vietnam’s exports of agro-forestry-fishery products.
The epidemic, which was hitting a number of sectors of Singapore, forced thecountry to look for new markets, especially in neighbours like Malaysia, Indonesia,Thailand and Vietnam, to cope with interruptions in trade with China.
Singapore was mostly reliant on imports of agricultural products to meetdomestic demand.
This was also a significant opportunity for Vietnam to expandexports of fruits and vegetables to Singapore, diversify export markets andreduce reliance on China, the department said.
On February 18, Singapore announced a financial package worth 4.6 billion USDto cope with the epidemic, which would focus on providing support to companiesoperating in sectors suffering the most from the epidemic, including aviation,tourism and retail and low-income households.
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Customs statistics showed that fruit and vegetable exports in January totalled 280million USD, representing a fall of 20.6 percent over the same month last year.
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Dragon fruit processed for export at Cat Tuong Agricultural Products Producing & Processing Co., Ltd. (Source: VNA) 
