Experts urged wood exporters to diversify markets, standardise supply chains and be well equipped with trade defense knowledge in the face of increasing trade protectionism.
The forestry sector targets the export value of timber and forest products to reach US$14 billion in 2021, according to the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry.
The Viet Nam Timber and Forest Product Association (Viforest) has sent an urgent petition to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ministry of Industry and Trade about congestion of wooden planks set for...
Viet Nam gained high growth of 11 per cent year on year in the forestry export value in January to US$903 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Viet Nam Administration of Forestry.
The signing of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Viet Nam and the European Union is expected to have a positive impact on the country’s economy and environment.
With large shipments in the first eight months of the year, Viet Nam’s forestry sector expects to fulfill this year’s export target of US$9 billion a month ahead of schedule.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair a meeting on wood processing industry and forestry exports in HCM City on Wednesday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Viet Nam Administration of Forestry has announced.