Gia Lai's agricultural products have been exported to more than 60 countries, including demanding markets such as the US, the European Union, and Japan.

At the event, both sides acknowledged the current state of agricultural trade cooperation while sharing information about business needs and collaboration potential. The discussions opened concrete pathways to promote high-quality agricultural exports from Iowa to Vietnam and vice versa.

The two sides agreed to promote trade and open markets for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry, and aquatic exports to China, with focus on speeding up negotiations, and completing procedures to soon sign protocols on the export of these products.

Vietnam is ramping up efforts to expand market access for its agricultural, forestry, and fishery products through negotiations with potential partners, paving the way for a breakthrough in the country's agricultural products.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery sector has enjoyed steady growth over recent years, especially in food production. In 2024, the country achieved a record agro-forestry-fishery export value of 62.5 billion USD.

The completion of the report not only represents progress in market access negotiation but also demonstrates Vietnam’s improving capacity in crop cultivation and plant protection to meet stringent international biosecurity standards. Australia's recognition of Vietnam's biosecurity compliance capabilities will open opportunities for the staple.

A leader of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) highlighted that a 46% tariff would severely affect an industry employing over 1.2 million workers, 90% of whom are women.

Bilateral trade approximated 15 billion USD in 2024, increasing 4.5% from 2023.

In the long-term, enterprises hope that the Government will manage exchange rates flexibly to benefit exports and prioritise reasonable loan quotas for agricultural exports as domestic raw material prices increase.

The Vietnam SPS Office has reported that some Vietnamese export products failed to meet the EU’s stringent standards.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is intensifying trade promotion activities, focusing on new and potential markets that individual businesses have yet to gain direct access.

Hanoi has expanded cultivation areas that meet high-quality standards and have regional codes to ensure product origin and traceability. The capital has also established supply chains for key agricultural products to meet export requirements.

More than 15 trillion VND (597 million USD) has been disbursed under a credit scheme to support Vietnamese agroforestry and aquatic sectors since July last year, heard participants at a recent conference to discuss measures on maintaining Vietnam's key agricultural exports.

Vietnam expects to increase its agricultural exports to China as the neighbouring country agreed earlier this year to review regulations permitting the official export of Vietnamese poultry meat, according to the Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam expects its agricultural export value to China to increase sharply this year, as China agreed to review regulations permitting official exports of poultry meat from Vietnam to this market.

With an output of between 12 and 14 million tonnes a year, Vietnam's fruit products not only meet domestic consumption needs but also caters to exports, generating nearly 3.5 billion USD each year.

High costs, a shortage of warehousing space, and a lack of uniform infrastructure have made logistics a barrier for agricultural exports, though Vietnamese fruit and vegetables have found favour among consumers around the world.

Laos expects to earn more than 2 billion USD from agricultural exports this year, up from 1.73 billion USD in 2022, local media reported.

The agricultural sector will need to focus on key products with high export potential to compensate for products that are not expected to meet the yearly export turnover target.

The agriculture sector remains determined to fulfill its set targets, focusing efforts on boosting exports and implementing three major programmes – the resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas, the strategy for sustainable rural development, and agricultural restructuring in the second half of the year, heard a press conference on July 3 in Hanoi.