Experts optimistic that Cambodian fish exports to China will meet the plan in 2022
(Phnom Penh): Mr. Ung Try, Deputy Director of the Fisheries Administration, said that the export of trout to China will be achieved according to the plan, with the export in 2022, despite the planned negotiations between Cambodia and the Chinese authorities through the video system. At the end of January 2022, the case was postponed.
According to Ung Try, the postponement of the Cambodia-China meeting was postponed because at the end of January, the Chinese side was busy preparing for the Chinese New Year, which will take place in February, so the talks could be postponed. April 2022 is coming.
Speaking to Fresh News on the afternoon of January 8, 2022, Mr. Ung Try confirmed that according to the plan of Cambodia will call the Chinese side to negotiate the procedures and relevant documents to export trout. The meeting is scheduled for the end of January, but we are facing challenges as the Chinese side has not yet responded. No response due to the meeting is scheduled in January, and this January is the month that the Chinese side is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year, but we hope that this work will be completed in April.
"However, Cambodia still hopes that the trout will be exported to China as planned in 2022, but has not yet been able to determine when to export," he said. "As for the forecast of the export plan, some procedures have already been set, so a meeting is scheduled for January for more information."
Please be informed that on December 6, 2021, Mr. Wang Wintian, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, announced that the Chinese side has decided to study and assess the phytosanitary risks of Cambodian longan and trout through video system. From a distance, which is a key measure, so the export of trout will be able to export in the near future.
The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, also said that the acceleration of the export of lentils and trout is a major achievement from the meeting between Samdech and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen hopes to see the presence of Khmer trout food on the Chinese table, and Samdech Techo considered that the import of trout from China will provide more opportunities for trout farmers.
