Vietnam will continue to face difficulties in exporting cassava this year, especially to China, the largest export market of local cassava, according to the Vietnam Cassava Association.
The Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will make intensive efforts to boost exports of animal products this year.
Competition between domestic and foreign retailers is likely to remain fierce this year, requiring Vietnamese businesses to cooperate in order to maintain their market shares, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Eight Argentine biodiesel producers will be allowed to export to the European Union without paying duties as long as they sell at a set minimum price, the EU’s Official Journal said.