Goods exported handicraft production in moderation

The difficulty than the crisis period of 2008-2009", which is acknowledged by enterprises and cooperatives (cooperatives) exports of handicrafts to mention the production, trading this item in 2011.
 
 

Multiple sourcing partners, but many units exporting handicrafts dare not accepting orders with concern because of losses due to sharp increase in input costs, unstable.
Loss of income
 

Last month 7-2011, Venetian architecture in production cooperatives Dawn (Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City), 40 members have always worked hand, who painted decorative Venetian architecture, the packaging .. . even have a baby giggle.
However, Nguyen Van Nguyen, chairman of the cooperative, smiled sadly explained: "At this point the line just enough members to do, and more than half of workers satellite (about 500 employees) cooperative in the Cu Chi district, Hoc Mon (HCM), Tay Ninh to stay. Last year, more orders, each members could earn 3-4 million / month, but up to this point is very high and only 2.5 million / month. The kids are the children of members under their parents go to work because not enough money to send the children! ". Currently, the cooperative exported only 1 container / month instead of 3-4 containers as of 2011.
Similarly, in patten carpentry factory Hung Thai exports across 2,000m2 of rustic village of Binh Nham production Clogs (Pacific) only about 50 workers. In contrast to the end of 2010, when it had 200 employees working at full capacity delivery partner for Europe, Japan ...
"This time we had enough orders to the end of the year, even until Q1 next year but still have not received a response from the partner certainty. Bulk samples were sent for clogs over 30 partners on request but only about 10 Responses amount units "- Mr. Thai Van Anh Hung, Director of Hung Thai wooden clogs, worried.
Making breakeven is happy!
Dang Quoc Hung, deputy chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Processing City, acknowledged the paradox of the industry are tourists looking for pretty much the contract was signed the contract but very little. According to Hung, the biggest reason is that the input costs rise too high (20-30%), while customers pay only 5-10% price increase.
Enterprises, handicraft cooperatives that this time the unit could only sign the contract small, short-term to ensure sufficient production capital and avoid risk. However, despite careful calculations, the goal is not reached breakeven, even holes.
Nguyen Van Nguyen said although the partners from Australia, America, Europe, ordering a lot but did not dare to sign cooperative because of the price volatility of raw materials each day. From the beginning of the year, we just signed the small orders (production, delivery within a month) but most just breakeven. Mr. Nguyen calculate the blinds increased export structure is 40,000 / unit, the price of crude rose architecture blinds 35,000 / unit. Meanwhile, not to mention other costs such as painting cost, power, labor, rent premises ... are increasing.
According to the survey, out of materials such as rattan, bamboo, sedge, water hyacinth ... have increased by about 30%. Early in the clouds of only 40,000 VND / kg, hyacinth 7,500 VND / kg but has now increased to 60,000 VND / kg and 10,500 VND / kg. Fluctuations in raw material prices as a rule does not make the production unit completely passive.