The update by Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to its Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) on April 10, officially setting out import conditions for Vietnamese pomelos, is regarded as a major milestone in market access efforts.
Vietnamese fresh produce and processed foods are increasingly recognised for their quality, with items such as cashew nuts, coffee and spices gaining popularity among Middle East consumers. In 2025, Vietnam’s farm produce exports to the UAE exceeded 445 million USD, up nearly 24% year-on-year.
Laos will step up agricultural production to ensure food security, meet domestic demand and expand exports; encourage the development of agro-processing industries, including those related to rubber, aquatic products, cassava and sugarcane, as well as fertiliser and animal feed production, in order to increase added value and create jobs in rural areas.
Vietnam spent more than US$1 billion importing approximately 3.64 million tonnes of wheat during the eight-month period, marking a sharp increase of 18.3% in volume but a fall of 6.7% in value, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam earned 4.4 billion USD from exporting aquatic products in the first half of this year, up nearly 7% year-on-year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has reported.
The number of local people sent to work overseas rose to 111,507 between January and September, up 8% compared to the same period from last year.
Vietnam's import and export turnover to the Asian market during the opening seven months of the year reached US$241.84 billion, accounting for the largest proportion at 65% of the total import and export value of Vietnamese goods to the world and a drop of 13.5% on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.
PSNews - Rice and cereals exports recorded a high growth rate compared to recent months. Meanwhile, exports of oil and gas, as well as petroleum products, optical machines, measuring instruments, and medical equipment, all endured a sharp decrease.
In a recently published report, HSBC Vietnam posits that the recurring El Niño, after an absence of three years, could heighten the threat of droughts, water scarcities, and potential disruptions in trade across the ASEAN region.
Vietnam currently exports a broad range of agricultural products all over the world, while many of the country's agricultural products have gained access to new markets.
Despite the total import export turnover standing at an estimated US$262.54 billion, still down 14.7% over the same period from last year, the import and export turnover in May showed signs of improvement, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than US$14 billion in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.
PSNews - According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the trade turnover between Vietnam and the United States have significantly decreased during the first four months of 2023.
PSNews - Vietnam is the third largest mango supplier for the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the world, but the imports from Vietnam only account for 5.8% of the Asian country’s total, the Import - Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
The United States made up Vietnam’s largest export market with an estimated turnover reaching US$28.4 billion during the first four months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
PSNews - According to Vietnam Trade Counselor in Japan Ta Duc Minh, in the first two months of 2023, the number of fresh durians that Japan imported from Vietnam exceeded that of Thailand. In April 2022, the retail price of durian was only about USD9-10 per kilogram, and now it has reached USD17-18 per kg.
Vietnam raked in approximately US$77 billion from the export of phones, components and computers, electronic products and spare parts during the past eight months of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam's seafood export value is anticipated to record slow growth to US$3 billion ahead in the third quarter due to a lack of raw materials coupled with disadvantages occurring in the market during the second half of the year.
Vietnam recorded high export growth to the United States, the EU, and the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the past seven months of the year, according to data compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
With strong recovery momentum, Vietnam's tra fish (pangasius) exports are anticipated to hit US$2.6 billion this year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).