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Vietnam official 'surprised' by prices of chicken from US, but cagey about dumping
By Thanh Nien staff, Thanh Nien News
HA NOI - Friday, August 07, 2015 14:43Email Print
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Nguyen Van Trong, deputy head of the department, said it was "quite surprising" that US chicken thighs are sold at VND20,000 (90 cents) a kilogram here considering the price must include import duty and transport cost.
Vietnam imported 66,000 tons of chicken from the US in the first six months, two-thirds of it thighs.
In the US, chicken thigh is priced at $3-3.5 per kilogram, yet it sells for 50-60 percent lower than local products in Vietnam, the department said.
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Asked for possible reasons why the US chickens are so cheap, department officials said it could be related to their quality.
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Moreover, importers could have bought products close to their expiry dates and thus cheap, he said.
Phung Huu Hao, deputy chief of the agriculture ministry's quality check department, agreed, adding they could even be imported from avian flu-stricken areas at low prices and then have their package labels adjusted before being sold in Vietnam.
But authorities have yet to find any problem with the quality of US chickens, he said.
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A food importer told Thanh Nien that the worst avian flu outbreak in the US's history began last December, but Vietnam only banned chicken imports from that country on May 1 this year.
Before the ban some Vietnamese importers had already bought huge amounts of chickens sold at cheap prices by US producers trying to cut their losses, the importer said.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/busine...en-from-us-but-cagey-about-dumping-49856.html
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Last update 10:05 | 06/08/2015 0
US denies dumping chicken in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge ? Besides denying dumping chicken in Vietnam, the head of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) implied that it will be hard for Vietnam to win if it pursues an anti-dumping lawsuit against US exporters.
On August 4, the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City released an official announcement in response to the information that the US chicken is being dumped in Vietnam.
The announcement quoted Mr. Jim Sumner, USAPEEC President, as saying that US chicken parts are sold in Vietnam at the same or higher prices than in the US, so under World Trade Organization rules they are not being dumped.
He further explained that Vietnamese poultry producers are struggling to remain profitable in the face of high prices for feed grains.
more...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/138026/us-denies-dumping-chicken-in-vietnam.html
By Thanh Nien staff, Thanh Nien News
HA NOI - Friday, August 07, 2015 14:43Email Print
...
Nguyen Van Trong, deputy head of the department, said it was "quite surprising" that US chicken thighs are sold at VND20,000 (90 cents) a kilogram here considering the price must include import duty and transport cost.
Vietnam imported 66,000 tons of chicken from the US in the first six months, two-thirds of it thighs.
In the US, chicken thigh is priced at $3-3.5 per kilogram, yet it sells for 50-60 percent lower than local products in Vietnam, the department said.
...
Asked for possible reasons why the US chickens are so cheap, department officials said it could be related to their quality.
...
Moreover, importers could have bought products close to their expiry dates and thus cheap, he said.
Phung Huu Hao, deputy chief of the agriculture ministry's quality check department, agreed, adding they could even be imported from avian flu-stricken areas at low prices and then have their package labels adjusted before being sold in Vietnam.
But authorities have yet to find any problem with the quality of US chickens, he said.
...
A food importer told Thanh Nien that the worst avian flu outbreak in the US's history began last December, but Vietnam only banned chicken imports from that country on May 1 this year.
Before the ban some Vietnamese importers had already bought huge amounts of chickens sold at cheap prices by US producers trying to cut their losses, the importer said.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/busine...en-from-us-but-cagey-about-dumping-49856.html
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Last update 10:05 | 06/08/2015 0
US denies dumping chicken in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge ? Besides denying dumping chicken in Vietnam, the head of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) implied that it will be hard for Vietnam to win if it pursues an anti-dumping lawsuit against US exporters.
On August 4, the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City released an official announcement in response to the information that the US chicken is being dumped in Vietnam.
The announcement quoted Mr. Jim Sumner, USAPEEC President, as saying that US chicken parts are sold in Vietnam at the same or higher prices than in the US, so under World Trade Organization rules they are not being dumped.
He further explained that Vietnamese poultry producers are struggling to remain profitable in the face of high prices for feed grains.
more...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/138026/us-denies-dumping-chicken-in-vietnam.html