China’s customs authorities have approved another 32 farming area codes and three packaging facility codes for durian in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The ARISE+ Vietnam project, funded by the EU, has coordinated with the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organise a training course for local plant protection officials.
Meeting the EU's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) remains a challenge for Vietnamese food exporters as the country seeks greater integration in the global food supply, said industry experts and policymakers.
Vietnam’s agricultural exports need to adapt to China’s strengthened COVID-19 control rules and enforcement of Decrees 248 and 249, according to a workshop held in the city of Buon Me Thuot, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on July 26.
As many countries in the world have limited food exports to guarantee domestic food security, rice – a staple in most of Asia – is forecast to witness surging prices in the time ahead, which is said to be a chance for Vietnam – one of the world’s largest rice exporters.
Vietnam has continued to make gains in agro-forestry-fishery production, and seen increases in agricultural exports thanks to its successful COVID-19 containment.
The China-Laos Railway has enhanced connectivity between China and Southeast Asian countries, with Thailand hoping to export more agricultural products to China through the rail route.
The Bac Giang province People’s Committee and the Foreign Ministry have held a teleconference to promote the export of lychee, a local specialty, to the US.
To thoroughly deal with the congestion of agricultural exports at border gates, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien stressed that agricultural production must be aligned with export market standards and demand.
With export turnover of 2.3 billion USD, the US surpassed China to become the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products in the first two months of 2022.
A meeting held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on March 9 pointed out the urgent need to shift from unofficial and small-scale shipment to export through official channels to China.
In the first two months of this year, Vietnam pocketed some 8 billion USD from agricultural exports, increased by nearly 21 percent against the same period last year.
A lot of agricultural products have been shipped to difficult markets like Japan, the Republic of Korea and Australia after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, giving exporters hope for a successful year.
There is plenty of room for Vietnam’s agricultural, aquatic and foodstuff products to gain a bigger market share in Japan as the country has high demand for those imported, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Japan.
A series of large consignments of many industries have been exported to other countries before and during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival signal hope for Vietnam’s export.
Cambodia exported 7.98 million tonnes of agricultural products in 2021, up 63.8 percent year-on-year, raking in nearly 5 billion USD, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan are eyeing bigger shares of Vietnam’s agricultural product and food market, given that the festive season is approaching with growing customer demand.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) expects to exceed its annual export target for agricultural, forest and fishery products, thanks to the restoration of production and business after the COVID-19 outbreak.
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