Experts say verified coffee-growing data is key to helping Vietnamese exporters meet sustainability requirements, secure market access and increase export value.
Against a backdrop of persistent uncertainty in global commerce, the Government is implementing a broad range of measures to strengthen export growth during the remainder of the year.
Vietnam exported an estimated 150,000 tonnes of coffee worth 552.6 million USD in June, bringing total exports in the first half of the year to 1.1 million tonnes valued at 4.78 billion USD.
In June, Vietnam exported 23,103 tonnes of pepper worth 151.3 million USD, down from the previous month as shipments to Asia, Africa and the Americas slowed, while demand from Europe remained stable.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang highlighted the significance of 2026, which marks a decade of cooperation between the ministry and AEON in organising Vietnam Week in Japan.
If Vietnam does not establish its own forest reference dataset, European importers will continue relying on global forest-cover databases to assess compliance for Vietnamese exports, which might result in inaccuracies when applied to local production conditions.
During January – February, Vietnam’s total export-import value hit 155.7 billion USD, up 22.3% year-on-year. Of the total, exports were estimated at 76.4 billion USD, up 18.3%, while imports totaled 79.3 billion USD, up 26.3%.
In the first two months of the year, rice exports reached 1.3 million tonnes valued at 599.3 million USD, up 5% in volume but down 11.2% in value compared with the same period last year.