Despite a quite positive start in the first quarter of 2024, the textile and garment industry has still faced many challenges from new requirements of importing countries, requiring enterprises to have proactive solutions to respond.

It is forecasted that pangasius exports is forecasted to be better from the third and fourth quarters of 2024, leading to the uptrend being adjusted to increase by at least about 10% compared to the current price.

Vietnamese aquatic products are expected to gain a larger market share in the United States if Vietnam is recognised as a market economy by the US, according to experts.

Despite achieving quite good export growth in recent years, the market share of Vietnamese coffee in Singapore is very modest compared to other partners in the region. Notably, coffee import turnover from Singapore tends to increase.
 

In the first four months of 2024, the country's total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products is estimated to reach more than US$19 billion, an increase of 23.7 percent compared to the same period last year. Most key agricultural and forestry export products increased higher than the same period last year as well as the export value to all markets increased.

Goods pile up at ports, prompting Jakarta to reverse recent restrictions

As the first specialized container port in Vietnam with 25 years of operation, the volume of goods passing through the international container port of Vietnam (VICT) is still very modest. Mr. Truong Nguyen Linh, Deputy General Director of VICT port, has shared solutions to attract cargo through this port.

Due to recent risks and challenges,business performancehave been badly hurt andmany chain links have been under threats ..., the rice industry needs to enhance the role of ministries, branches, localities, and farmers and businesses in building and protecting the rice value chain against market fluctuations.