Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Livestock product export revenue reached 628 million USD in 2025, marking a 17.4% increase compared to 2024.
This figure was released at a conference reviewing works in 2025 and plans for 2026 by the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held on January 21 in Hanoi.
The country's livestock product exports in 2025 at 628 million USD exceeded the ministry's target of 550 million USD, said the department's Deputy Director Pham Kim Dang.
According to AgroMonitor, as of December 23, Vietnam had exported 1,400 breeding pigs to Laos and Cambodia, generating approximately 920,000 USD in revenue.
While the volume decreased by 17%, the value surged by 40%, reflecting the increasing recognition of the quality and value-added nature of Vietnamese livestock.
Notably, exports of frozen pork, piglets and weaned pigs valued at 63.5 million USD, a 12% increase from the previous year. Exports of live buffalo and cattle also reached over 37.2 million USD, a 12% increase.
In the poultry sector, the export volume of breeding chickens surpassed 14 million, an increase of 138.1%. This includes egg-laying chickens, white chickens and coloured chickens.
Meanwhile, poultry egg exports reached about 1.4 million USD, a 38% decrease compared to the previous year.
Animal feed and raw materials continued to be a major highlight, with export revenues in 2025 estimated to reach 1.6 billion USD, marking a 45% increase compared to 2024.
Along with export growth, international cooperation and trade promotion in the livestock and veterinary sectors were significantly enhanced.
In 2025, significant progress was made in technical negotiations and market opening for livestock products, creating a foundation for facilitating official exports.
Regarding bird's nest and bird’s nest products, Vietnam completed negotiations and signed an export protocol with China on April 15, 2025. A protocol implementation conference was held on May 8, 2025, to guide businesses on how to implement the agreement.
By 2025, authorities had reviewed and verified 34 enterprise registrations for exporting bird’s nests to China. Of which, 15 enterprises have been approved by China and online inspections of the remaining three are underway.
For poultry meat and eggs, the country successfully negotiated the opening of the processed poultry meat market in May 2025. Authorities are now working with Singapore to open the market for fresh and frozen poultry meat and eggs.
Meanwhile, the national registration for exporting poultry meat to China has been completed, and steps are being taken to implement the next stages of the risk assessment process.
Notably, in last December, Vietnam finalised negotiations and welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Korea to conduct an on-site inspection, the final step before opening the processed poultry meat market.
In terms of milk and dairy products, it successfully negotiated exports to Singapore starting in last November and extended export licences for ten dairy processing plants to Chinese market.
The review of the export registration documents for dairy products to Japan has been completed, and both parties are now exchanging samples of export health certificates.
Additionally, the national registration dossier for dairy products is being updated to facilitate market access to Malaysia and Indonesia.
For monkeys and crocodiles, discussions and official notes are being prepared for senior ministry officials to meet with their Chinese counterparts regarding exemption of the registration process on exporting live monkeys and crocodiles, and the Salmonella testing requirement for crocodiles.
Expanding export markets
Looking ahead to 2026, the livestock sector will focus on expanding export markets, considering this as a critical driver for growth and increasing added value to livestock products.
The sector will continue to encourage and support businesses in enhancing production capacity, expanding output, and diversifying exports into markets that have been opened, including Japan, Russia, the Eurasian Economic Union, Hong Kong (China), Singapore and China.
Simultaneously, leveraging free trade agreements (FTAs) such as the EVFTA, CPTPP and RCEP will be a key strategy to boost efforts in seeking and negotiating with new markets.
Special focus will be placed on products with competitive advantages, such as bird’s nests and related products, honey and processed poultry products.
Particularly, the livestock sector will accelerate the development of disease-free zones and facilities, considering these as essential conditions for sustainable export expansion.
The primary focus will be on regions and facilities covered by the memorandum of understanding on disease safety between Vietnam and China, laying the groundwork to boost exports of animals and animal products to potential, high-demand markets such as China, the Republic of Korea, the EU and Islamic and Middle Eastern countries./.
VNA
