There are great business opportunities for Vietnamese pepper exporters in the United Kingdom - a lucrative market with high demand for pepper imports.

Vietnam is striving to prevent, reduce and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an effort to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning as part of a scheme on IUU fishing prevention and control by 2025.

Total fishery output in the first nine months of this year is estimated at 6.75 million tonnes, up 2.7% from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s rice export is likely to surpass the target set for this year, said Chairman of the Vietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on September 21 exported its first 70 tonnes of durian to China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grosses between US$300 million and US$400 million from the export of bamboo products annually, with the European Union, the Republic of Korea, and Japan being the country’s largest export markets, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has had a clear impact on trade exchanges between Vietnam and the UK, particularly in the field of agriculture, since it officially took effect on May 1, 2021.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese textile and garment exports surged by 24.3% to over US$26 billion during the first eight months of the year, with the export value of the products reaching US$4 billion for the first time in August alone, according to data given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pangasius exports to the UK surged by 28% over the past eight months to US$47 million, with the major export products being frozen pangasius fillets and processed pangasius, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s exports to the Canadian market during the initial seven months of the year increased by 32.2% to US$3.87 billion compared to the same period from last year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Canada.