Industry and Trade News May 29: Managing area codes in agricultural product exports

Import and export sector

Mekongasean.vn magazine has an article: "China becomes Vietnam's largest seafood export market".

According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in the first 4 months of 2025, Vietnam's seafood export turnover reached 3.3 billion USD, up 23% over the same period last year. Among product groups, shrimp, crab and crustaceans had outstanding growth, while pangasius and squid and octopus, although lower, also increased by double digits. Specifically, Vietnam's shrimp export turnover to the world in the first 4 months of 2025 reached 1.3 billion USD, up 34% over the same period last year; pangasius with 640 million USD, up 10% YoY. Tuna export turnover increased slightly by 4% YoY, to 314 million USD; crab and other crustaceans increased by 51% YoY, reaching 113 million USD; squid and octopus increased by 18% YoY, reaching 215 million USD; Other aquatic products increased 25% YoY, reaching 767 million USD.

In the markets, Vietnam's seafood export turnover to China & Hong Kong reached 716 million USD, up 57% over the same period last year. This result made China the largest seafood export market of Vietnam in the first 4 months of 2025 (in the same period last year, the US was the largest seafood export market).

Dai Doan Ket Newspaper published the information: "Unblocking the poultry meat export market".

Unblocking the export market to solve the problem of oversupply in poultry meat production. However, currently, we mainly export raw products and lack processed products.

Mr. Pham Kim Dang, Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Husbandry ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ) said that each year Vietnam exports about 5.8 - 6.1 million poultry breeds. At the same time, it exports about 4.6 - 5.1 thousand tons of poultry meat of all kinds. The poultry industry is facing favorable opportunities but also many difficulties from low consumption market, diseases and sharp increase in imported breeds.

Nhan Dan Newspaper reported: " Managing area codes in agricultural exports".

The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) said that as of May 21, China had approved 829 durian growing area codes and 131 durian packing facility codes eligible for export, out of a total of 1,604 growing area and 314 packing facility records sent by Vietnam to the General Administration of Customs of China.

The total area of durian trees in Dak Lak province approved by the General Administration of Customs of China and awaiting approval for the issuance of a growing area code for export to China is 5,078 hectares. (Illustration photo: Cong Ly)

This is a positive signal for the Vietnamese durian industry, especially in the context that China has continuously revoked a series of codes for growing areas and packaging facilities, causing many obstacles for export activities. Growing area codes are considered a passport for Vietnamese agricultural products to be able to "export". Although very important, in recent times, the issuance, management and maintenance of codes for growing areas and packaging facilities in our country have revealed many loopholes.

Domestic market sector

Bac Giang Newspaper has an article: "Luc Ngan: Establishing 3 delegations to promote domestic lychee consumption".

From May 29 to June 5, Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang) organized 3 working groups to study the demand and connect, support and promote the lychee consumption market in Ho Chi Minh City; Lao Cai province; Lang Son province and Quang Ninh. Accordingly, in Ho Chi Minh City, the district's working group will work and sign a lychee consumption cooperation agreement with Mega Market Vietnam Limited Liability Company, Thu Duc Wholesale Market Management Board, Binh Dien Wholesale Market Management and Business Company, Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trade Cooperatives.

In Lao Cai province, the delegation from Luc Ngan district will work with the Lao Cai Economic Zone Management Board. In Lang Son province, the delegation will work with the Dong Dang Border Gate Economic Zone Management Board, the Customs and Border Guard, the Quarantine Department of Region 7, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion (Lang Son Department of Industry and Trade). In Quang Ninh province, the delegation will work with the Mong Cai Border Gate Management Board.

Industrial sector

VnEconomy magazine reported: "Towards forming a new generation industrial park"

Developing ecological industrial parks is not only a solution to solve industrial environmental problems, but also an effective strategy to build strong, highly competitive and sustainable industrial clusters, contributing to enhancing the position of the Vietnamese economy in general and developing industries in Vietnam in particular...

Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Association, said that smart industrial parks in Vietnam are attracting investment in high value-added, environmentally friendly and digital technology-integrated fields such as: Electronics - semiconductor - precision component manufacturing; electric vehicle and energy battery technology; renewable energy and circular technology... opening up opportunities for Vietnamese industrial parks to better meet the requirements of international investors and participate deeply in the global supply chain.

Ngoc Ngan

Source: https://congthuong.vn/tin-cong-thuong-295-quan-ly-ma-so-vung-trong-xuat-khau-nong-san-389911.html