The sector ran a trade surplus of $11.5 billion, up by 15.9 per cent from the same period last year, driven by robust performance of major farm producers and stronger demand from key markets.
The UK, with an annual agri-food import value of US$67 billion, is seen as a high-potential market. In 2024, Việt Nam’s agri-export turnover to the UK reached nearly $883 million, a 15.4 per cent year-on-year increase.
Minister of Agriculture and Environment Đỗ Đức Duy urged enterprises to invest in processing, logistics and quality control while strengthening value chain ties and staying alert to US trade rules.
The Agriculture and Environment Newspaper and the German Agricultural Society (DLG) will focus on key agricultural industries, facilitating knowledge and technology transfer between delegations from the two countries.
The latest round of talks will take place in Kuala Lumpur from February 17 to 20, with discussions covering 11 key sectors, including goods, services, investment and economic cooperation.
According to the department’s statistics, from January 13 to February 7, the province’s key agricultural product exports were estimated at US$17.76 million, bringing the cumulative total since the beginning of 2025 to $39.73 million.
Thanks to the positive results of leveraging tariff preferences from free trade agreements, Việt Nam issued 1.8 million certificates of origin for US$100 billion worth of goods exported in 2024.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the first ten months of 2024, Việt Nam''s trade value with the Americas region reached more than US$136.5 billion, an increase of 20.7 per cent over the same period in 2023.