Rice exports in April 2023 were estimated at 1.1 million tonnes with a value of 573.9 million USD, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

Vietnam earned some 15.66 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic product exports in the first four months of 2023, down 13.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The EU plans to implement the world’s first carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) from October 2023. During the transition period, the scheme will require importers to report the embedded carbon in their imported goods. From 2026, additional taxes will be levied on imported goods to bridge the gap between the EU’s carbon price and the price in exporting countries.

The International Trade Commission held a hearing in connection with Third Sunset Review to discuss antidumping orders of imported shrimp from India, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Four types of fresh Vietnamese fruits, namely mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit, have been exported to the Australian market. However, expanding market share for these products is not easy because Australia sets strict requirements on labelling and food safety; some standards are even higher than those of the US and EU.

On 25 April 2023, a petition for anti-dumping duties (“Petition”) was filed before the United States (“US”) Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission to initiate anti-dumping duties investigations on certain boltless steel shelving allegedly dumped from Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Petition was filed by Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Petitioner”), the largest producer of boltless steel shelving in the US.

India, Cambodia also grow as 'low-cost' exporters, eroding Chinese dominance

In the first quarter of 2023, the average export price of Vietnamese rice reached US$529/ton, an increase of nearly 9 percent against the same period last year.