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After over five years of negotiations, the US Department of Agriculture has officially licensed the import of fresh pomelo from Vietnam, an official has said.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh earned nearly 1.18 billion USD from exports in the first half of 2022, an increase of 0.76% against the same period last year, data showed.

The agricultural sector remained a pillar of the country’s economy, bringing in 35.5 billion USD from the export of agro-forestry-fishery products in the fist nine months of this year, a 17.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. ​

A webinar on coffee tourism’s product development and promotions was held on September 16 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Embassy of Colombia in Vietnam, with the participation of more than 200 delegates of the two countries.

Vietnam is at risk of losing out on major pepper export markets due to increasing logistics costs, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

Agriculture exports from the Mekong Delta are facing logistical challenges, affecting their competitiveness overseas.

Vietnam and Israel kicked off negotiation over a labour cooperation agreement with an online meeting on January 21.

Various holidays in the last two months prompted a decline in Cambodia’s exports of agricultural produce within the last two months, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon has said.

Banana continues to be a top earner among Laos’s agricultural products exported to China though the Southeast Asian nation’s government stopped granting licences for developing more banana plantations.

COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the global agricultural supply chain, including from interruptions to quarantine and other control measures.

The food processing and drinks industry has seen growth of 7 percent in recent years, with more and more foreign investors deciding to pour money into the sector.

Vietnam’s forestry sector enjoyed a trade surplus of 5.72 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2018, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A promotional event was held in New Delhi, India on September 25 for dragon fruits from the south central province of Binh Thuan in an effort to expand ties between agricultural exporters from Vietnam and Indian firms.

Earnings from exports of key farm produce in the first half of 2018 totalled 10.3 billion USD, up 9.7 percent year-on-year.

VietShrimp 2018, the second fair on technology in the shrimp industry of Vietnam, has taken place in the southern province of Bac Lieu province, drawing the participation of over 100 domestic and foreign businesses and groups.

Mekong delta An Giang province and India have good prospects for co-operation in aquaculture and processing, a meeting between business executives from the two sides heard in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.

Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhun has called on the EU to continue supporting his country’s agriculture while expanding market for more Cambodian exports.