Vietnam’s agricultural exports to China expected to rise

China has agreed to review regulations permitting the official export of Vietnamese poultry meat. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam expects to increaseits agricultural exports to China as the neighbouring country agreed earlierthis year to review regulations permitting the official export of Vietnamese poultrymeat, according to the Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) at the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT).

The agency cited statistics by the General Departmentof Vietnam Customs showing that Vietnam shipped abroad 22,450 tonnes of meatand meat products worth 110.35 million USD last year, up 19% in volume and30.4% in value from 2022.

The products were delivered to 28 markets around theworld, with Hong Kong (China), China, Belgium, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia,Cambodia, France, and the US among the biggest importers.

Vietnam exported 4,770 tonnes of poultry meat andedible by-products valued at 12.04 million USD, representing year-on-year increasesof 136.1% in volume and an 214% in value.

China, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, the Republic ofKorea (RoK), and Hong Kong (China) were the main buyers.

At present, Vietnam ships two products of thelivestock industry to China, including bird's nests and milk, under officialexport according to the protocol on exporting bird's nest signed in 2022 and another on exporting milk signed in 2019 between the two countries./.

VNA