Competitive Study On Rice Export Of Vietnam And Thailandto China

Rice is the most vital food for human beings,and it is also of great important commodity in the international agricultural product market.Rice is one of the traditional and major exporting agricultural products of Vietnam and Thailand,has always occupied a large proportion of the total exporting value of the two countries.Vietnam,Thailand's climatic conditions,geographical location and economic development levels are relatively similar with a variety of similarities in the production and export of rice.China plays an important role in rice export trade between Vietnam and Thailand.This paper is to used qualitative analysis,Trade Competitive Index,Revealed Comparative Advantage Index,Econometric Model,making comparison of the current status Vietnam and Thailand's rice export to China,the status of the rice export of the two countries to China,analyzing competitiveness of rice of Vietnam and Thai in the Chinese market,and relevant influencing factors,analyzing the problems existing in Vietnam's rice exports to China,and similar countries has been serving as policy recommendations of theoretical and practical significance for planning the development direction of future rice export in Vietnam and promoting trade cooperation between China and Vietnam.Through comparative analysis,we have found that the rice production area of Vietnam and the quantity and trade amount of rice exported to China have significantly increased in recent years.The share of Vietnam rice in the Chinese market has exceeded that of Thailand,taking the first place in the list of rice exporting countries to China.In 2013,the net export of rice to China reached a peak of $868 million,after that it remained at a level above $800 million,indicating that Vietnam's competitiveness in China's rice exports increased and maintained at a very high level.Besides,dependence on the Chinese market of rice export from Vietnam has increased.In addition,the comparison and analysis of the competitiveness of Thai rice in the Chinese market shows that in recent years,with the reduction of Thailand rice to foreign exports,and the increase of Vietnamese rice export,the Vietnamese rice in the Chinese market,whether from TC index,CRA index,market share or net export,there has been a significant improvement.Since 2012,the competitiveness of Vietnam's rice has increased significantly in China,and the competitiveness index of rice trade has changed from negative to over 90%.In 2011,the display comparative advantage index of Vietnam's rice exports increased suddenly,exceeding Thailand,indicating that the competitive advantage of Vietnamese rice in the Chinese market is from inferior to superiority.In the Chinese market,Vietnam accounted for a larger share of rice,which reached 66% in 2012,and then declined,but still has a share of more than 50%.Compared with Thailand rice,the quality and the average price Vietnamrice is low,which will negatively affect the competitiveness of Vietnamese rice in the Chinese market.Therefore,this paper gives two aspects of the production of Vietnamese rice in order to improve the quality of Vietnamese rice and how to enhance its competitiveness in the Chinese market for specific policies and suggestions to authority.