Export of wood chips, cassava starch significantly reduced price pressure for China
Export of wood chips, cassava starch significantly reduced price pressure for China
First six months of this year, production of wood chips and cassava starch exports plunged Quang Ngai province so dependent Chinese market.
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As the Soviet Pham, Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai province, said local first 6 months of this year exports about 100,000 tons of wood chips is only 29% of the plan. The cause of this decline is the low price of wood chips and limited consumer market that many forest product processing plants operating in moderation.
Mr. Number calculation, the average daily production 24 wood chip mills in the province of procurement of raw materials from farmers for a total of about 12 billion. If the plants have stopped buying due to price pressure China or stop importing this item, people will face many difficulties.
"We need to calculate the consumption plan, open towards sustainable exports of agricultural, forestry and fisheries for farmers avoid too dependent on the Chinese market next time," said Number of threads out.
Mr. Dao Tan Hue, PTSC Port Captain Services at Dung Quat economic zone calculation, if each ton of wood chips for export beginning of 2013 with the current price of 138 USD, the highest price is only 128 USD stops, sometimes dropped down to 122 USD per ton.
"Due to the Chinese press prices, purchasing power should slow first six months of this year exports of local wood chips significantly reduced compared with the same period last year," he said Hue.
Economic experts said that the wood chip processing plant in Quang Ngai export rises have led to rampant scramble ingredients, even young trees should also buy wood chips for export quality is not guaranteed, and the work began to turn away, pressing prices. Implications of the development of wood chip processing plant massive, unplanned business basically pushed stalemate.
Before the problem extorted, Quang Ngai is facilitating the partnership of two investor Sojitz (Japan) and JK (Indian) investment pulp mill with a processing capacity of 200,000 tons per year. The project has invested more than $ 180 million, built at the Dung Quat Economic Zone deep processing raw wood chips.
General situation with wood chips, wheat starch exports last 6 months and only 23,000 tons, 30% of the plan.
Leader said the Quang Ngai Province, the first coming in September, the province will simultaneously E5 bio gasoline consumption alternative to A92. Area of cassava farmers in the province will gradually move to supply Bio-Ethanol plant production Dung Quat E5 instead of exporting crude to China today.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the past two months, the trend of agricultural exports has slowed down, the forecast will be more difficult. The reason is the tension in the East Sea, exchanged some agricultural goods between the two countries Vietnam - China difficulty and exports decline.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat emphasized, for those difficult items to review and direct marketing agencies coordinate with ministries and agencies, working with water to remove the technical obstacles, as well as mobilizing countries to open their markets.
The Ministry will work with associations, enterprises in order to clarify the problems of the business, while directing agencies trying to support, facilitate business enterprises and boost exports.
Tri Tin
