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The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho hopes to strengthen business-to-business connectivity and boost exports of its key products, including high-quality rice, tra fish, shrimp, fruits and processed agricultural products, to Côte d’Ivoire and other West African markets.
Viet Nam’s agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) rose by 2.2% year-on-year in the first six months of 2026. Despite this growth, the bloc continues to exert mounting competitive pressures on exporters due to policies aimed at diversifying supply sources, along with increasingly stringent requirements for traceability and sustainable development.
In recent years, thanks to production advantages and successes in expanding markets, Vietnamese agricultural products have reached more than 200 countries and territories. However, logistics-related issues are now becoming a major bottleneck for exports, with transport costs continuing to rise while requirements for data governance, low emissions, and supply chain transparency become increasingly stringent.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30 with industry associations to discuss measures to promote agricultural, forestry and fishery exports during the remaining months of 2026.
The Halal food market is seeing major shifts in demand and in new product standards, moving from a focus on certification to comprehensive supply chain oversight, alongside tighter control of certifying bodies and transaction data.
Amid growing disruptions to global supply chains caused by geopolitical tensions and maritime security concerns, a thorough understanding of international transport, trade and insurance terms, along with well-prepared contingency plans, can help businesses minimise losses and maintain stable operations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for coordinated actions to ensure stable rice production and sale amid evolving domestic and global conditions, according to an official dispatch issued by the Government.
According to the Viet Nam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VinaFruit), from the beginning of January 2026 to date, Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached more than 598 million USD, up 59.8% compared with the same period in 2025.
Despite a series of disruptions and challenges facing global trade, Viet Nam’s import–export activities in 2025 remained a standout bright spot, providing strong momentum for economic growth as total trade turnover set a new historical record of over 920 billion USD, up by 133 billion USD from 787 billion USD in the previous year. Viet Nam officially joined the world’s top 15 economies by trade scale, ranking second in ASEAN.
Viet Nam's total trade in 2025 reached about 920 billion USD, up 16.9% year on year. Of the total, exports were valued at 470.59 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 15.9%, while imports amounted to 449.41 billion USD, up 18%, resulting in a trade surplus of around 21.2 billion USD.
Since the beginning of the year, Viet Nam’s export turnover has grown remarkably, with significant contributions from localities in the Red River Delta region. Along with the country’s overall success, provinces in the region are implementing multiple solutions to meet and exceed the national export growth target for 2025.
According to statistics from the General Department of Customs of Viet Nam, Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports to the European Union (EU) reached 47.4 million USD in June 2025, up 56.3% compared with June 2024.
The central province of Gia Lai held a trade promotion conference in Pleiku ward on August 18, seeking to promote export of its key agricultural products to China.
The cement market has faced oversupply for many years, further affected by geopolitical factors and rising input material costs. This has left many businesses struggling, and in some cases, suffering losses. Since the beginning of this year, the situation has improved, yet risks remain that could hinder the recovery process.
Viet Nam’s export earnings grew by 14.8% to 262.44 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, while its import turnover rose by 17.9% to 252.26 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of 10.18 billion USD, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on August 6.
Viet Nam’s agriculture, forestry, and fisheries exports reached 39.68 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, a 14.7% year-on-year increase, with a trade surplus of 11.52 billion USD, up 15.9%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 chaired the 19th meeting of the State Steering Committee for National Key Transport Projects, urging ministries, sectors, and localities to accelerate efforts to complete 3,000km of expressways by the end of 2025.
In the first six months of 2025, the bright spot of the entire agricultural sector was the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products reaching 33.84 billion USD, up 15.5%; the trade surplus value was 9.83 billion USD, up 16.5% over the same period in 2024. This year, the agricultural sector strives to achieve the target of 70 billion USD, the highest ever.
Despite North America’s ongoing supply chain disruptions and a decline in Canada’s imports from major partners amid trade tensions with the US, Viet Nam’s exports to Canada continued to grow strongly in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, reaching nearly 2 billion USD up over 13% year-on-year.
