Only shipments with a shelf life within the prescribed limit will be allowed to be imported and tracing will be carried out to the final product.

The goal is to create an open, transparent market and support domestic production, including foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises, domestic enterprises or state-owned enterprises, as long as they produce in Vietnam.

According to the draft strategy for the development of the dairy industry until 2030, with a vision to 2045, the prominent viewpoint is to promote the development of the dairy farming industry, increase the proportion of domestic products and gradually reduce dependence on imported raw materials.

Vietnam currently imports about 200,000-300,000 tonnes of powdered milk each year, equivalent to three billion litres of liquid milk.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai said that building a dairy industry strategy at this time was necessary to unify awareness, goals and solutions for future development.

The Deputy Minister emphasised that the dairy industry played a special role because it was directly related to human nutrition and health, yet the national herd has remained stagnant at around 330,000 cows for years. To replace 70% of imported milk powder with domestic fresh milk, Vietnam would need an additional two billion litres of liquid milk, equivalent to 700,000–800,000 dairy cows, he said.

This, he said, showed that there was a lot of room for domestic milk development, he said.

Fourth int’l milk, dairy products exhibition opens

The fourth Vietnam International Milk and Dairy Products Exhibition (Vietnam Dairy 2024) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30.