Vietnam has outranked Thailand as the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025, Thai PBS reported on August 3, citing the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

In the picture of Vietnam's agricultural exports, pineapple is emerging as a product with great potential, both in fresh and processed form.

Amid rising global protectionism, Vietnam’s wood sector takes proactive steps to protect exports and meet its USD 18 billion target by 2025.

Seafood exports are expected to face numerous challenges in the second half of this year, particularly due to US tariffs and raw material shortages.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would initially place a "small tariff" on pharmaceutical imports before hiking it to 150% within 18 months and eventually to 250% in an effort to boost domestic production.

The European Union still expects turbulence in trade relations with Washington, but it believes it has a good insurance policy thanks to a framework deal that covers most goods it exports to the U.S. by a maximum 15% tariff, an EU official said.

Currently, the EU accounts for around 40 per cent of Việt Nam's total coffee exports, making it the country's largest consumer.

While there are no clear winners, Laos and Myanmar can be considered losers under a US policy that is shaking up global supply chains, as manufacturers in those countries are subject to a steep 40 percent US import duty.

South Korea and the United States have reached a tariff deal, but talks on a formal agreement have yet to start.

Thailand has accepted US conditions and pledged stricter measures to combat origin fraud, proposing to raise the Regional Value Content (RVC) threshold from the typical 40% to around 50% to ensure products genuinely originate in Thailand.