Vietnam imported over 63,730 completely built-up (CBU) cars worth some US$1.6 billion between January and June, dipping by 21.4% in volume and 14.4% in value year-on-year, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vinamilk, the nation’s largest dairy producer, recently imported more than 1,000 dairy cows from the United States in order to send them to a new organic cow farming resort complex based in Xiengkhouang province in Laos.
Despite the dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vietnam’s import turnover of fertilisers from Russia rose 59% in the first half of this year to reach US$86.8 million.
Vietnam is set to offer a special preferential tariff for rice and dry tobacco imported from Cambodia this year, according to new circular released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam spent nearly US$5 billion on importing animal feed and related raw materials last year, representing a rise of 28.4% compared to 2020, according to preliminary statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Cambodian agricultural products exported to the Vietnamese market have seen a steady uptick, with 3.1 million tonnes of paddy being shipped to the nation over the past 11 months of 2021, an increase of more than 75% from the same period last year.
Russia’s pork exports to Vietnam plunged 39 percent year-on-year in November due to the latter’ abundant domestic supply and increasing competition from the US, according to the Russian Federal Center for the Development of Export of Agricultural Products (Agroexport).
A shipment containing a total of 14,000 bulls imported from Brazil is currently on its way to the nation and is anticipated to dock at Cai Mep-Thi Vai port in late September.
The urgent need to enhance competitiveness in global value chains means minimising reliance on imports, according to industry insiders.
Vietnam’s imports of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles in the first seven months of 2021 posted a year-on-year surge of 111.2 percent in volume despite the complexities of COVID-19.
VOV.VN - Vietnam imported US$2.93 billion worth of animal feed and materials during the first seven months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.