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Vietnam has notified a draft Circular to revise the List of Quarantine Pests to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as G/SPS/N/VNM/148 dated March 22, 2023. This report provides an unofficial translation of the draft Circular. The due date for comments is May 21, 2023.

This report provides an unofficial translation of Vietnam’s Prime Minister Decision 300/QD-TTg dated March 28, 2023, to approve the National Action Plan on Food Systems Transformation toward Transparency, Responsibility and Sustainability in Vietnam by 2030.

Growth in Vietnam’s economy, including a rebound in tourism, is expected to fuel protein demands which will increase demand for feed grains in Market Year (MY) 2023/24. Post forecasts feed demand up to 27.7 million metric tons (MMT), a three percent year on year increase.

Vietnam’s economy has continued to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic, while also being affected by global inflation and local price hikes for ingredients.

Post estimates that Vietnam cotton imports in marketing year 2022/23 (MY22/23) will decrease at least 5 percent year on year to nearly 6.3 million bales due to ongoing global low demand for textile and apparel products.

In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) continued its delay in the review and approval of genetically engineered (GE) events for food and feed use, including biotech....

Post revises its marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 production forecast for green bean coffee up about 2 percent compared to the USDA official number, to 30.4 million bags, green bean equivalent (GBE).

Vietnam's food retail sector is still dominated by small traditional traders, but modern retail channels are expanding in response to growing consumer demand and competition....

For marketing year (MY) 17/18, Post revises total paddy production down slightly, from 46.31 million metric tons (MMT) to 45.55 MMT, compared to the USDA official number.

Post revises its forecast for soybean imports for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (calendar year [CY] 2019) at 2 million metric tons (MMT), a significant increase from the MY2017/18 estimate....

Vietnam is the 10th largest agricultural and related product export market of the United States.

For marketing year (MY) 2018/19, feed consumption is forecast to increase slightly, as the domestic pork industry rebounds and growth continues in the aquaculture sector.