Convenience – it’s what’s for dinner tonight
(VOV) - The idea of planning and eating three square meals a day seems to increasingly be a thing of the past for many Vietnamese households.
Vietnam imported US$44.2 million of pre-packaged food products for March, an increase of 46.1% against February, bringing the total imports for the first quarter of the year to US$122.8 million.
The Vietnam Industrial and Trade Information Centre (VITIC) reported the US topped the import market at US$36.9 million, accounting for 30% of market share, trailed by Singapore (17.73%) and Malaysia (8.06%).
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According to the VITIC, on the flip side, Vietnam confectionary and cereal exports are available in 27 countries. Their revenue for the first two months of the year dipped 1.8% on-year to US$61.1 million.
Roughly 44% of the export markets witnessed positive growth including China (up 28.74% to US$8 million) and the US (up 30.05% to US$4.7 million).
It’s noteworthy that some markets enjoyed robust growth such as South Africa (721.43%), India (351.59%), the Netherlands (132.2%) and Laos (108.54%).