Vietnamese vegetables and fruits are eyeing various potential markets from Asia to Europe, and from the Middle East to North America and America, in which quality requirements and standards are high, prompting domestic exporters to work harder to conquer, said experts at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1.

VOV.VN - With Vietnamese banana exports to Japan making up less than 1% of the Far East nation’s banana imports, there remains ample room for the export of bananas as well as other fruits to this market in the future, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) co-organized a seminar “Norway-Vietnam: Cooperation opportunities in aquaculture and seafood” in Hanoi on February 28.

VOV.VN - China surpassed the United States to become the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products, spending US$1.27 billion on imports, in the first two months of the year.

Vietnam earned over US$3.4 billion from agro-forestry-aquatic product exports in February, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

Vietnam’s rice export this year is expected to benefit from many favourable conditions, including high global demand, to reach 7 million tonnes, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said that it will organise a wide range of trade promotion activities to support businesses in exporting their products to China.

VOV.VN - Between the beginning of the year and mid-February Vietnam’s exports decreased by 9.2% to US$37 billion against the same period from last year due to rising inflation in major markets globally, according to the latest statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai has called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote the approval process for irradiation facilities so as to facilitate the export of Vietnam’s fresh fruits to the US.

VOV.VN - After "falling down" in January, seafood exports were able to recover in the first half of February, reaching US$286.94 million, up 42% compared to the same period from 2022, according to the data detailed by the General Department of Customs.