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Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Circular 19/2022 on December 2, 2022, revising the List of Pesticides Approved for Use and the List of Pesticides Banned from Use in Vietnam.

This report serves as a practical guide for U.S. exporters wishing to initiate or increase exports of U.S. consumer-oriented and seafood products to Vietnam. It provides an overview of the market potential, practical tips, consumer preferences and trends, food standards and regulations, import and inspection procedures, and useful contacts.

Post revises its estimates of the marketing year (MY) 2021/22 paddy harvest area and production down to 7,185 thousand hectares (THA) and 42.83 million metric tons (MMT) on unfavorable weather conditions and high input costs.

This report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grade and destination and weekly export quotes for rice by grade.

Post estimates Vietnam’s cotton imports for marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 down to 1.51 million metric tons (MMT), or 6.9 million bales, due to lower demand for cotton yarns from major importers....

African swine fever (ASF) was first detected in Vietnam in February 2019 and has spread to all 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Vietnam's modern retail sector saw significant disruption in 2019 when two leading modern retailers, Auchan and Shop&Go, terminated their operations in Vietnam and were sold to two local companies....

On August 30, 2019, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT regulating the management and use of food additives.

Vietnam issued Circular 21/2019/TT-BNNPTNT Guiding a Number of Articles of the Animal Husbandry Law on Animal Feed, which will take effect on January 14, 2020.

Post has revised its number for Vietnam’s exports for marketing year 2018/2019 (MY18/19) to 27.4 million bags, green bean equivalent (GBE), slightly higher than the USDA official number.

This report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.

With a young and growing middle-class and rising incomes, food and beverage processing in Vietnam has shown strong growth in the past five years.