The UK, with an annual agri-food import value of 67 billion USD, is seen as a high-potential market. In 2024, Vietnam’s agri-export turnover to the UK reached nearly 883 million USD, a 15.4% year-on-year increase.

Vietnam’s export sector is thriving, showcasing remarkable resilience and adaptability in the first four months of 2025.

Amid unpredictable fluctuations in US tariff policies, Vietnamese businesses must take a proactive and strategic approach to sustain their exports to this key market, experts emphasised at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, sectors, and localities to implement measures aimed at maintaining stability in the production, sale, and export of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products amidst global trade volatility.

China is tightening its import regulations, aligning them more closely with high-standard markets. This requires Vietnamese producers and exporters to adopt more professional, transparent, and sustainable business practices.

Beekeeping used to be very developed in the province, a model that brought high economic efficiency and helped many beekeepers get rich. In recent years, honey prices have always been low due to difficulties in the export market.

Top US officials involved in high-level trade negotiations with China emerged from two days of talks touting “substantial progress” and appearing to confirm that a deal between the two countries had been reached.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by the end of April, Vietnam’s total export turnover reached 140.34 billion USD, an increase of 13% compared to the same period in 2024.