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In the first ten months of this year, the southern province of Kien Giang earned 677.63 million USD from exports, accounting for 86.88% of the yearly plan, and up 15.12% over the same period last year.

The market for plant-based foods is surging globally after the pandemic, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese vegetarian food exporters, of which the UK is a promising market.

The prospect for Thailand's food export is promising, with exports forecast to grow by 8.4 percent this year driven by higher global demand and a rise in the prices of commodities, energy and logistics.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has urged Thailand to increase food exports to prevent global shortage.

Demand for cold storage is increasing due to the lower consumption of food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Though the COVID-19 epidemic has spread to Japan and the Republic of Korea, some local exporters to the two markets are still enjoying good results.

Experts proposed a number of solutions to boosting food export to potential markets during a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7.

Indonesia is currently promoting the export of halal food and beverage products, which are sectors with rising potential, ready to be developed further to help improve national export performance and the current account balance.

Vietnam has many opportunities to export commodities, particularly in agricultural products and food, to Africa and the Middle East, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

The US has been a leading importer of food and agricultural products from Vietnam and the export growth is forecast to reach 11 percent this year.

Vietnam’s food exports will benefit little from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to experts.

The National Food Institute of Thailand has predicted bright prospects for Thai food exports this year, especially to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam or the CLMV market.