Agricultural Commodities

While the Vietnamese government had planned for the national pig population to increase steadily between 2011 and 2015, the average annual growth rate reached just 0.04 per cent a year, write Ron Lane, Genesus Business Director for Asia Pacific and Meggie Vo, Genesus Marketing Representative in Viet Nam.

Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee gave plan to organize the 6th Da Lat Flower Festival 2015 themed “Da Lat - Multitude of Flower Colors”.

HollandDoor offered a 3-days tailor-made course in the Netherlands in May 2015 for 6 Vietnamese producers and exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables on exporting to international markets, including the EU.

With more demanding markets opening doors to Vietnamese fruit and vegetables, the Southeast Asian country is expected to rake in US$2 billion from selling its green produce around the world in 2015, an industry association said.

Researchers in Australia and Vietnam will begin exchanging sugar cane varieties after an agreement was signed by agencies in each country.

Viet Nam needed to improve the competitiveness of its sugar industry's competitiveness so it did not lose out in the regional market, especially when the tax rate is cut to zero by 2018 as part of commitments to the ASEAN Economic Community.

In 2015, much of Vietnam’s rubber exports have gone to neighboring China and Malaysia, which had imported 160,430 and 54,244 tons of Vietnamese rubber respectively in the first five months of the year.

Cashew nut exports for the rest of the year are expected to fall due to raw material shortages, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association.

Dan On is known as the “Cashew King” of Vietnam because of the influence his business has on the market there. Now the Richmond visionary behind the multinational Dan-D-Foods Ltd. has his eyes on a new delicacy for his birth country – B.C. blueberries and cranberries.

Wholesale price of pepper reaches all-time high after rising by more than 300 per cent in past five years amid increasing demand from Far East countries

Viet Nam's pepper export revenue could set a new record this year or at least equal to that of last year despite lower export volume, according to the Viet Nam Pepper Association.

World’s leading tea producers Sri Lanka and Vietnam sought a greater bilateral trade with India in the fast growing tea and coffee sectors.

Viet Nam's tea producers should meet Fairtrade International's certification standards to increase the competitive quality of tea products and improve their export value, said experts.

Despite some encouraging results, Viet Nam's cocoa sector has not enjoyed stable development in the past decade, a review meeting heard in HCM City yesterday.

New crop cultivation improves living standards

In the coffee fields of Vietnam, everyday objects that are often thrown away are getting a new lease of life, as tools to help farmers save water by scheduling irrigation more effectively.