VOV.VN - 2025 was the most successful year on record for Vietnam’s cinnamon industry, with export volume climbing to 120,295 tonnes and value achieving US$300.2 million, the highest in the industry’s history, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

Vietnam’s pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum in late 2025, lifting total export turnover in the year to a record US$1.66 billion, the highest level ever recorded by the sector.

The 5th cinnamon festival of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Van Yen district kicked off on January 5, celebrating the district’s cultural and economic symbol with a variety of exciting activities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in more than US$249.2 million from exporting 90,270 tonnes of cinnamon during the past 11 months of the year, up 10.2% in volume and 3.9% in value against the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - India imported 3,986 tonnes of cinnamon from Vietnam in October, accounting for 39.2% of the total market share and representing a 50.1% increase from September, reported the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 8,186 tonnes of cinnamon worth US$22.9 million in August, down 1.7% in value against July, reported the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - Asia is currently Vietnam's largest cinnamon import market, with Indonesia and China in particular representing the two major cinnamon suppliers to the Southeast Asian nation, reaching 148 tonnes and 54 tonnes, respectively.

A world leading spice exporter with a revenue of some US$1.5 billion every year, Vietnam should bolster intensive processing and trade promotion to increase added values, experts have said.

VOV.VN - India continued to be the main market for Vietnamese star anise exports as it imported 951 tonnes of Vietnamese star anise in May, accounting for 61% of the total exported volume of this item.

The cinnamon sector needs to issue a reform strategy to keep Vietnam's position as the world’s biggest cinnamon exporter, which it has held since 2021.