Vietnam’s rice exports in the first seven months of this year brought home US$2 billion, rising 32% against the same period last year.

Export turnover of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang hit US$455.9 million in the first seven months of 2018, a rise of 6.59% year-on-year and meeting 54.2% of the year’s plan. 

Vietnam and Thailand agreed on some measures to remove difficulties for businesses in carrying out trade activities at the third meeting of their joint trade committee in Hanoi on August 3.

Various challenges face Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the US, as aside from high anti-dumping duties, Vietnamese businesses have to tackle harsh policies the US uses to protect domestic production.

The southern province of Dong Nai earned more than US$10.6 billion in export revenue in the first seven months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 12.7%.

The third meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Trade Committee opened on August 2 in Hanoi to enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

Export revenue of aquatic products is estimated to hit US$2.7 billion in the third quarter, a 13% rise year-on-year, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

With the US tightening import rules for shrimp and abalone at the end of this year, Vietnamese processors and exporters need to start preparing data now, an American expert has said.

Exports of plastic products were worth US$1.43 billion in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 20%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s tea exports as of mid-July dropped 11% year on year in volume to 61,530 tonnes, and 6.9% in value to US$99.94 million, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.