The Vietnam Livestock Association and the Animal Feed, Large Livestock and Poultry Breeding associations have made a submission to the Government of Vietnam requesting additional technical barriers on imported meats, Tuoi Tre is reporting.
The associations are essentially arguing that Vietnam’s technical requirements for meat imports are lax relative to their export markets.
They also note that as tariffs come down–a result of Vietnam’s myriad of free trade deals–Vietnam will become heavily dependent on meat imports at the expense of the local industry.
Whereas the returns on free trade agreements are a key talking point in mainstream media in Vietnam, it is unusual, or at least not common to discuss the cost to local businesses. In this light, it can be difficult to gauge public sentiment toward the free trade movement in Vietnam.
