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Catfish exporters suffer due to China’s Covid-19 inspection control
  • By Mai Chi | dtinews.vn | December 02, 2020 06:20 AM
China has tightened control over imported frozen products, including Vietnamese catfish, in an effort to minimise Covid-19 infection risks.

Since November 10, Chinese authorities have applied surveillance, disinfection and origin traceability measures for all batches of frozen seafood products taken to major ports like Shanghai, Wuhan and Qingdao.

 

China has tightened control over imported frozen products, including Vietnamese catfish, in an effort to minimise Covid-19 infection risks.


However, since then, exporters have not yet received the Covid-19 test results as well as other instructions for their products including Vietnamese catfish from the Chinese side. As a result, a large amount of imported goods are stuck at Chinese ports.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has called local exporters to keep calm and not try to lower catfish export prices.

Vietnamese catfish exporters are advised to closely co-operate with their Chinese importers to be fully aware of the export process and adjust export schedules to ensure their products are not stranded again.

According to the VASEP, the problem has been reported to the ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade and Foreign Affairs and the agencies will work with the Chinese side to remove difficulties for local exporters as Vietnam has brought the Covid-19 pandemic under control.

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