Vietnam’s shrimp exports face challenges with prices decreasing and competition from Ecuador and India intensifying, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters.

The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has initiated a probe into an alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of fishing nets from China. These fishing nets are coming to India allegedly from Malaysia.

With Vietnamese banana exports to Japan making up less than 1% of the Far East nation’s banana imports, there remains ample room for the export of bananas as well as other fruits to this market in the future, according to industry insiders.

It is critical to promote digitalisation in the traceability of farm produce as Việt Nam aims to build a transparent, multi-value integrated agriculture sector.

Vietnamese producers need to pay special heed to ensuring food safety and transparency of production information; building brands and well managing growing area codes for products exported to China.

"Green goals" require huge investments, which will be a challenge not only for Vietnam but also for Europe.

Vietnamese vegetables and fruits are eyeing various potential markets from Asia to Europe, and from the Middle East to North America and America, in which quality requirements and standards are high, prompting domestic exporters to work harder to conquer, said experts at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1.

Britain said on Wednesday it would extend anti-dumping measures on Chinese reinforcement steel after its Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) reversed an earlier recommendation to drop the duties.