VOV.VN - The country’s total trade reached US$355.79 billion in the first five months of 2025, up 15.7% year-on-year. Exports grew 14.0% to US$180.23 billion, while imports rose 17.5% to US$175.56 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$4.67 billion.

Fertiliser exports continue to serve as a key growth driver for the Petrovietnam Ca Mau Fertiliser JSC (PVCFC) in the first half of 2025, with the export volume reaching 208,000 tonnes to generate more than VND2 trillion (US$76.7 million) in revenue.

Vietnam’s rice industry is facing a steep drop in export prices, even as shipment volumes climb, underscoring the challenges of a volatile global grain market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to the European Union in the first four months of the year reached US$132 million, marking a year-on-year rise of 33%, reports the Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 98,600 tonnes of pepper for US$684.4 million in the first five months of this year, down 13.6% in volume but up 39.2% in earnings year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MOAE).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports may stay at the US$10 billion mark this year in the best-case scenario, provided the US removes reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese goods after July 9, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Nearly 3,000 tonnes of certified low-emission rice are expected to be shipped to Australia in October 2025, making it as Vietnam's second export market for this product after Japan.

As concerns mount over the potential for disruptions to global trade, a new study published in the journal Nature Food has identified Vietnam as one of the few countries with a high level of food self-sufficiency, capable of withstanding major interruptions to food imports and exports worldwide.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to open its market and offer greater incentives to US exports, and expected the US to take reciprocal steps at a meeting on June 11 with US Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas who holds significant influence in US politics, particularly in economic, trade, and agricultural affairs.

As Canada seeks to diversify its supply sources and reduce dependence on a single partner like the US, Vietnamese rice enterprises are presented with a golden opportunity to expand their share in this market.