International Trade Conference – Connecting and Elevating Vietnamese Coffee

Kinhtedothi – On the morning of March 11, within the framework of the 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2025, the international trade conference took place at Muong Thanh Hotel with the participation of more than 700 delegates, including many international delegates.

Co-chairing the conference were the People's Committee of Dak Lak province, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Vietnam Coffee - Cocoa Association (Vicofa).

The conference was attended by many international delegates.

With the theme Connecting and Elevating Vietnamese Coffee, the conference focused on discussing in-depth contents about the coffee industry, such as the situation of the world coffee market, coffee consumption trends; Plan to implement support activities to adapt to EUDR regulations for the Vietnamese coffee industry; Standards and regulations for coffee growing areas...

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Ha - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the conference.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Ha - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee said: Dak Lak in general and Buon Ma Thuot in particular have long been famous for their vast coffee regions and are known as the "Coffee Capital of Vietnam". With its central location in the region, Buon Ma Thuot has many potentials and advantages from natural conditions to heroic historical and cultural traditions for socio-economic development. In recent times, Dak Lak province has shown solidarity, determination, efforts, and achievements, gradually transforming itself, striving to become a developed and prosperous locality with many specialty products, especially coffee products that have become one of the famous brands in the region and in the world.

According to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in the 2023-2024 crop year, the country exported 1,476,842 tons of coffee, with an export turnover of 5.425 billion USD, down 11.3% in volume but up nearly 33% in value compared to the previous crop year.

Ms. Vanusia Noguiera, Director General of the World Coffee Organization, spoke at the conference.

Dak Lak province alone exported 264,404 tons of coffee, accounting for 17.9% of the country's total; Export turnover reached 915.795 million USD, an increase of 168.238 million USD compared to the previous crop (up 22.5%), accounting for 16.9% of the country's total.

At the Conference, delegates also discussed the role of businesses in elevating Vietnamese coffee and building the Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand - a world coffee destination; the coffee export situation, assessment of market trends and current barriers to world coffee consumption, and market orientation for the Vietnamese coffee industry.

The conference is also an opportunity for coffee businesses to spread the value of their products to domestic and foreign customers.

In his speech, Mr. Trinh Duc Minh - Chairman of Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association said: Climate change is having a profound and serious impact on the Vietnamese coffee industry - one of the key agricultural export industries and bringing great economic value to the country. As the second largest coffee exporting country in the world, Vietnam depends heavily on coffee productivity and quality, both of which are heavily affected by changes in weather and climate. The impact of climate change on the coffee industry in Vietnam is related to changes in temperature and rainfall; damage by pests; decline in productivity and quality of coffee beans; impact on coffee growers and socio-economy...

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