VOV.VN - Uruguayan newspaper El Popular has expressed its positive impression of the strong Vietnamese export growth recorded in January, with an increase of 42% over the same period from 2023 to reach nearly US$33.6 billion, the highest figure recorded since April, 2022.

The current proportion of processed pepper products for export stands at a mere 30%, indicating the need for a significant improvement.

VOV.VN - There were 4 products with export turnover of US$5 billion during the first two months of this year, including phones and components at US$9.58 billion; computers, electronics and components at US$9.55 billion; other machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts at US$6.82 billion, and textiles and garments at US$5.23 billion.

Vietnam is striving to further assert its durian export position and join the billion-dollar export industry with the current advantages in hand, coupled with efforts to better the fruit quality. The country is working hard to tap the potential and expand global reach for the sector.

VOV.VN - Tra fish (pangasius) exports to the United States, China, the EU, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) markets recorded robust growth in January, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnamese businesses operating in agriculture will attend the Agricultural Supply Chain Asia conference (ASCA) co-hosted by the US Grains Council, the US Wheat Associates, and the US Soybean Export Council from March 18 – 20, according to the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

VOV.VN - The recent continuous rising coffee prices have helped local coffee exports to achieve the target of US$1 billion in the first two months of the year, representing an increase of 50% against the same period from last year, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The recent falls in rice prices are only short-term and the upward trend will continue in 2024 on limited supply, providing significant opportunities for Vietnam’s rice export, analysts have said.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has proposed that Vietnam and Bulgaria enhance discussions to boost cooperation in agriculture, chemicals and pharmaceuticals while exploring joint development in foundational industries like materials, manufacturing and processing, and renewable energy.

Vietnamese enterprises should seize the opportunities to increase rice exports to Indonesia which has allocated an additional rice import quota of 1.6 million tonnes for 2024 as dryness linked to the El Nino delayed harvest in the country, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia.