With stable and high demand for specialty rice from Asia, the European Union (EU) remains a highly potential market for rice exporters of Việt Nam, the Đầu Tư (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.
The number of orders in the European market alone since the beginning of this month has increased by about 10 per cent compared to last month, specifically, for shrimp and squid.
A seminar on horticulture and floriculture exports titled ''New movement in Asian and European markets'' was held by the organisers of HortEx Vietnam in Ha Noi on Thursday.
The EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to boost Viet Nam''s exports, especially agricultural and aquatic products that already have competitive advantages in the European market.
A delegation of Vietnamese fruit and vegetable export firms will travel to three European countries France, Germany and Poland to explore business opportunities there.
The European Commission (EC) has warned that it will ban the import of
Vietnamese fruits and vegetables if Viet Nam does not comply with EU''s
food standards.
Vietnamese Goods Week will be organised in Germany and France in June
and September respectively, as another step towards penetrating the
demanding European market.
Market shares of Viet Nam''s major exports to the
European Union (EU) are expected to surge as exporters will enjoy
preferential treatment under the bloc''s Generalised System of
Preferences (GSP).