Việt Nam has more than 110,000 ha of durian with a yearly output of nearly 850,000 tonnes.

As Vietnam aims for higher export value and new records in export turnover of key agricultural products in 2024, experts have called for greater commitment to deep processing, saying that this approach will not only boost product competitiveness but also create a professional industry chain and exceptional products that bring in higher value.

The Vietnam Ship Agents, Brokers, and Maritime Services Providers Association (Visaba) has recently expressed concerns that a series of fees and surcharges are unilaterally determined by foreign shipping lines without agreement with customers.

With great interest from manufacturing businesses as well as international buyers, VIFA EXPO 2024 is expected to open opportunities for businesses to capture the ongoing recovery in the wooden furniture market, world furniture.

Exporters have long voiced their concerns over the CBAM's potential effects on Vietnamese exports, saying CBAM's implementation will likely increase the prices of exported goods, reducing Vietnamese exports' competitiveness and affecting demand in the EU market.

Vietnam's aquatic product exports saw a strong start to the year, recording a 60.8% annual increase to reach 730 million USD in January, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Demand in the global market, including Europe and America, is gradually recovering because inflation had begun to subside since the end of 2023.

Vietnam earned some 9.84 billion USD from agro-forestry-fishery exports in the first two months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 50.3%, and a trade surplus of 2.68 billion USD, up nearly 2.9-fold, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.