Dragon fruit has dominated Vietnamese fruit exports in the first four months of 2018 with total exports reaching US$427 million, a year-on-year increase of 9%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$44.95 billion with the G7 (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and Canada) last year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

High anti-dumping tariff and the US Seafood Import Monitoring Programme (SIMP) are now key barriers facing Vietnamese shrimp exporters. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue called on the Chinese side to facilitate customs clearance of Vietnamese agricultural products, including lychees, while addressing an economic forum in Bac Giang province on June 8.

Vietnamese businesses are joining Argentine and foreign peers at AgroActiva – the biggest agricultural fair in Argentina, in Santa Fe province, which is around 400 km from Buenos Aires.

VOV.VN - Total trade between Vietnam and Japan hit US$11.41 billion in the first four months of this year, a -year-on-year rise of 13.2%, including US$5.75 billion from Vietnam’s exports to Japan (up 14.5%) and US$5.66 billion from its imports (up 11.9%).

Firms are potentially missing out on key opportunities available beyond their immediate borders by focusing on trade policy developments on a regional scale, and showing lack of awareness when it comes to the broader global trade policy environment, according to an HSBC report. 

Vietnamese and Cuban businesses have signed five trade deals within the framework of Ho Chi Minh City’s Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Conference in Havana

 The participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the G7 Outreach Summit and his visit to Canada from June 8-10 are expected to create more opportunities for Vietnamese and Canadian businesses to expand their partnership. 

The southern province of Binh Duong earned over US$9.2 billion from outbound shipments in the first five months of 2018, up 16.5% over the same period of 2017, according to Director of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Danh.

With effective cooperation between farmers, businesses and State management agencies, Vietnam is likely to realise its goal of US$10 billion in fruit-vegetables export turnover by 2020.

VOV.VN - May’s rubber exports are estimated to have reached 93,000 tons, worth US$133 million, a rise of 31.7% in volume and 33% in value compared to April, and up 54.4% in volume and 32.1% in value against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam exported 141,000 tonnes of cashew in the first five months of 2018, raking in more than US$1.39 billion, reported the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Litchi growers in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province are busy harvesting Luc Ngan litchi which is a specialty in northern Vietnam.

Vietnam is working to accelerate agricultural exports as growing global protectionism has impacted international trade and export of Vietnamese staples.

The provincial government of Bac Giang has rejected rumors that litchi faced a glut that has prompted certain farmers to dump the unsold fruit, asserting that litchi production and consumption in the province is normal now, news website VnEconomy reports.

 An expected rise in demand for organic fertilisers has sparked many companies to invest more in production.

Vietnam earned US$15.6 billion from exporting agro-forestry-aquaculture products in the first five months of 2018, up 9.9% year-on-year.

The Dong Giao Foodstuff Export Joint Stock Company (DOVECO), Vietnam’s leading exporter of vegetables and fruits, expects a year-on-year increase of 20% in export in 2018.

The Republic of Korea is now the fourth biggest importer of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables.

Vietnam earned US$1.62 billion from exporting fruits and vegetables in the first five months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 16.54%.

Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables export has seen impressive growth, bringing home foreign currencies over the past decade. 

Vietnam recorded a year-on-year rise of 9.7% in aquatic exports to US$3.12 billion in the first five months of 2018, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam’s total import-export value was estimated at US$182.8 billion in the first five months of this year, up 11.9% annually, said the General Department of Customs on May 30. 

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho earned an estimated US$618.5 million from exports in the first five months of this year, up 20% year on year. 

VOV.VN - After suffering a decline in April, Vietnam’s exports rebounded in May with most key products achieving strong growth and exports rising to US$19.2 billion in May, up 4.5% over April and 7.1% against the same period last year. 

Following China’s ban on import of plastic wastes, a lot of them are coming instead to Vietnam, but with consignees failing to claim shipments, the wastes are piling up at ports including those in Ho Chi Minh City.

The current conditions are all favorable for Vietnam to export rice: global demand is high while export prices are on the rise. However, the unstable domestic rice market still concerns exporters.

 The sugar industry needs to restructure to compete with rivals in other countries such as Thailand, according to the Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association. 

The export value of forest products from early this year until May 24 surpassed that of seafood products to become the leader in the agro, forests and seafood export group.