Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has removed creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) from its quarantine pest list, providing an expected boost to Canada’s grain exports, according to industry association Cereals Canada.

Being in the group of key export fruit and vegetable products of Vietnam, in the first 7 months of the year, durian recorded a spectacular growth in exports to the market with the largest population in the world - China. Rising demand in the Chinese market makes durian the top Chinese import, both in terms of quantity and value.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development this morning informed the country’s total import-export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first eight months of the year.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) recently issued its final determination in its circumvention investigation concerning whether crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“CSPV”) cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (the “target countries”) are circumventing antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders (the "Orders") on CSPV cells and modules from the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”).

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shift towards a digital economy and changing consumer shopping trends have contributed to boosting exports and goods consumption, helping the Vietnamese products reach distant markets.

The price of Vietnamese rice as of August 23, 8 stood at the highest level in the world, higher than the price of Thai rice. Currently, the world's rice demand continues to increase. This is a great opportunity for export, but still need to be on guard against risks.

price of 5% broken rice of Vietnam remained stable at a high level of 638 USD/tonne, while that of Thailand was 628 USD/tonne, and Pakistan's 598 USD/tonne. India is still maintaining a policy of banning the export of ordinary rice, resulting in forecasts for increased market demand in the coming time.price of 5% broken rice of Vietnam remained stable at a high level of 638 USD/tonne, while that of Thailand was 628 USD/tonne, and Pakistan's 598 USD/tonne. India is still maintaining a policy of banning the export of ordinary rice, resulting in forecasts for increased market demand in the coming time.

The Trade Remedy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has just extended the deadline for domestic producers and importers to submit their answers to the questionnaire related to Vietnam's anti-dumping investigation into prestressed steel cable products originating from China, Thailand and Malaysia (case code: AD17).