The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated anti-dumping investigations on steel strapping originating or exported from several countries, including Viêt Nam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority.
Việt Nam is projected to become the world’s second – largest rice importer in 2025-26, coming only after the Philippines, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
China emerged as the leading importer in the quarter, with its mollusc imports from Việt Nam exceeding US$23 million, a staggering rise of nearly 2,000 per cent.
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 PM asked the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to raise appropriate measures to strengthen domestic production to ensure food security and exports in all circumstances.
Việt Nam’s durian exports to China hit just 35,000 tonnes (US$130 million) in the first four months, only 20 per cent of the target, down from $500 million year-on-year.
The Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh has seen the first official shipment to the US of locally produced 5-star OCOP-rated organic coconut sugar weighing more than 7 tonnes.
The northern province of Bắc Giang now has an International Logistics Centre, launched recently by the Bắc Giang International Logistics Co, Ltd at Song Khê ward of Bắc Giang City.
According to the General Department of Customs, under the Ministry of Finance, Việt Nam''s trade surplus declined nearly 60 per cent in the first four months of 2025.
The agricultural, forestry and fisheries sector posted US$ 5.18 billion trade surplus in the first four months of 2025, a year‑on‑year of 4.1 per cent.