Opportunity to boost bird's nest export to Chinese market for Dong Nai bird's nest products

(DN) - According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, Dong Nai is one of the provinces with the largest number of bird nest houses in the Southeast region and the whole country. In 2019, the whole province had 610 bird nest houses and now it has increased to more than 1,400 bird nest houses with a bird nest output of more than 15 tons/year. Bird nest farms are concentrated in Dinh Quan, Tan Phu, Thong Nhat, Trang Bom, Cam My districts and Long Khanh city.

Báo Đồng Nai•17/04/2025

A bird's nest farm in Dinh Quan district has products that have achieved OCOP certification. Photo: B.Nguyen

Many businesses and establishments in the province not only invest in bird nest houses but also invest in preliminary processing, packaging, and labeling with the desire to build the Dong Nai bird nest brand with prestige and quality. Many bird nest products have been granted OCOP certification and are trusted and chosen by consumers. However, due to large output, bird nest farms are very interested in the export market, including the Chinese market with a large demand for this product.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just signed protocols on the export of chili, passion fruit, bird's nest, and rice bran to China during the official visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam from April 14 to 15. The signed protocols include: Protocol on quarantine, inspection and veterinary hygiene requirements for raw bird's nest and clean bird's nest products exported from Vietnam to China; Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for chili exported from Vietnam to China; Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for passion fruit exported from Vietnam to China; Protocol on safety requirements and animal and plant quarantine for rice bran and rice bran extracts used as raw materials for animal feed exported from Vietnam to China. This is an opportunity for Dong Nai to boost the export of agricultural products, especially bird's nest products, to the large Chinese market.

China is Vietnam's largest import market and Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN. In 2024, China's import of fruits and vegetables from Vietnam reached 4.6 billion USD. Currently, 14 types of Vietnamese agricultural products have been officially exported to this market. To date, the two sides have signed 24 memorandums of understanding and protocols on the import and export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products.

Binh Nguyen

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202504/co-hoi-day-manh-xuat-khau-to-yen-vao-thi-truong-trung-quoc-cho-mat-hang-to-yen-dong-nai-0e971fb/