Vietnam, US boost agricultural trade cooperation

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Vietnam and the United States continue to strengthen balanced two-way trade, technology transfer, and investment in supply chain development. Within the framework of trade…

Within the framework of trade commitments established for the 2025-2027 period, Vietnam has encouraged businesses to diligently implement purchasing agreements with US partners totaling approximately $3 billion.

The information was announced during a bilateral meeting between Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Dang Ngoc Diep and Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Stephen Vaden on November 10, coinciding with the largest US agricultural trade promotion delegation's visit to Vietnam.

According to Mr. Diep, all agreements have been executed, significantly exceeding the committed value. In the latter half of 2025 alone, the total import turnover of products under signed memoranda of understanding reached approximately $2.1 billion. For the first nine months of 2026, the value of purchases amounted to approximately $2.8 billion, of which about $2.5 billion comprised committed items including milk and dairy products, livestock products, fruits and vegetables, corn, soybeans, animal feed, and raw timber.

In addition to promoting imports, Deputy Minister Diep requested the US to address certain market access issues for passion fruit and to promptly approve hot vapor treatment measures for fresh fruit exports to the US.

Acknowledging the significant growth aimed at balancing bilateral trade, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden noted that amidst negotiations for a reciprocal trade agreement, the US had proposed Vietnam increase its annual import turnover of goods by an additional $1 billion. In reality, after only 10 months of 2026, Vietnam had already imported approximately $3.6 billion, not including about $1.4 billion in cotton imports.

Mr. Vaden also praised the agricultural trade relationship between the two countries, stating that agricultural products from both Vietnam and the US are favored by consumers in each nation.

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