VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports to the EU surged by 44% year on year in the first half of 2025, hitting US$233.2 million, according to by the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (Vinafruit).

The European Union (EU) market still offers significant growth opportunities for Vietnamese furniture and handicraft exports, though it requires strict compliance with supply chain traceability and sustainability standards.

Businesses have been advised to develop comprehensive strategies for the European Union (EU) market to ensure consistent compliance with the market’s evolving food safety standards, particularly those concerning novel foods and composite products.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses have been advised to set and enforce green standards in their production phases in order to maintain the export of their products and penetrate deeper into the European Union market, said industry insiders.

VOV.VN - An inspection team from the EU is set to visit the nation in order to inspect the aquaculture sector, with a focus on evaluating the performance of the residue control programme for products permitted for exports to the EU market, as well as verifying the reliability of ensuring that farmed seafood does not contain residues according to regulations.

Vietnam’s exports to Hungary grew by 61.1% in the first seven months of this year.

VOV.VN - Despite being one of the main consumers of Vietnamese Tra fish (pangasius) during the first five months of this year, the EU market's demand for pangasius imports proved to be erratic during the reviewed period.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese trade surplus to the EU market reached US$28.7 billion, down 8.5% compared to 2022, according to details given by the Vietnam Import-Export Report 2023 announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s Agency for Foreign Trade on May 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pangasius (Tra fish) exports to the EU between the beginning of the year and mid-April dropped by 13% to US$47 million against the same period from last year, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has nine fragrant rice varieties that enjoy tax incentives within their export quota into the European Union, but there are no world’s best rice varieties ST24 and ST25, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).