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Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced on April 28 the provision of fertilizer and farm machinery to Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister Hoang Trung met Ambassador Perera and entered concrete talks. It is a symbolic case of Vietnam—a food-importing country until the 1980s—turning into a provider of aid. We analyze the export opportunities for manufacturers such as Phu My Fertilizer and PVCFC and the possibility of triangular cooperation with Japan.

In the Arabica category of the Vietnam Amazing Cup 2026, Bien Ho Company (TAMBA) of Gia Lai province won with 85.3 points. Edging out the Da Lat contenders by 0.05 points, a family farm built by a father and son over 30 years across 200 hectares has redrawn the map of producing regions.

Vietnamese durian exports have stalled due to a shortage of inspection labs. With inspection concentrated at 13 accredited facilities, the Ri6 variety dropped 20%. We report the full picture of an abnormal situation in which 80 facilities in Dong Thap province have halted operations and hundreds of containers are stuck.

The USDA has completed its technical evaluation of Vietnamese fresh passion fruit. Exports to the US from the 2026 harvest season are confirmed, opening a new market of US$50 million to US$100 million a year.

Overview: Cassava is an important industrial raw-material crop in Vietnam, with annual production of about 11 million tonnes. It is used as a raw material for tapioca starch, bioethanol, and animal feed. Vietnam is the world's sixth-largest cassava producer and ranks second in the world (after Thailand) in tapioca-starch exports...

Overview: Vietnam's cacao industry is relatively new, with full-scale cultivation beginning in the 2000s. Annual output is small, at about 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes of cacao beans, but it is internationally recognized as high-quality fine-flavor cacao. The 'bean-to-bar' chocolate boom has...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's seventh-largest tea producer, with annual production of about 180,000 tonnes of dried tea leaves. A variety of teas are produced—green tea, black tea, oolong, and lotus-flower tea—across a cultivated area of about 130,000 hectares. The history of Vietnamese tea goes back more than 1,000 years, and the northern mountain areas in particular have centuries-old tea...

Overview: Star anise is a specialty of northern Vietnam, which is the world's second-largest producer after China. Annual production is about 20,000–30,000 tonnes, and it is characterized by the strong, sweet aroma from its distinctive star-shaped fruit. Besides being a culinary spice, it is a source of shikimic acid, the raw material for the influenza drug Tamiflu...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's third-largest producer of cinnamon (cassia), with an annual output of about 40,000 tonnes of bark and about 20,000 tonnes of essential oil. Vietnamese cinnamon is known for its strong aroma and high essential-oil content, and is used worldwide as a raw material for spices, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The cultivation area is about 1...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's third-largest producer of natural rubber, with annual production of about 1.2 million tonnes. Its output ranks after Thailand and Indonesia, and it is also third in world natural-rubber exports. Natural rubber is an essential raw material across a wide range of industries, including tires, industrial goods, and medical goods. The cultivated area...