A delegation of nearly 50 agencies, businesses, and agricultural associations, led by Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy, is paying a working visit to the United States from June 1 to 7.

The visit takes place in the context that Vietnamese enterprises are seeking US partners to purchase key American agricultural products, including animal feed ingredients, fertilizers, bio-pesticides, meat products, cold-water seafood, and timber.

This visit therefore aims to strengthen bilateral trade relations, enhance import opportunities, and move toward a more balanced trade relationship between the two countries. Beyond importing goods, Vietnamese businesses are eager to access scientific and technological solutions to optimize their agricultural value chains.

Minister Duy emphasized that Vietnam and the US have agricultural strengths that complement rather than compete with each other.

“The most important thing is that, with the involvement of both governments, Vietnamese and American agricultural sectors are becoming more closely connected, sharing a common supply chain, thereby enhancing competitiveness and supporting the interests of producers and consumers in each country,” he stated.

He further noted: “Vietnamese agricultural businesses have been and are strongly cooperating with the government to increase purchases of strong US agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, harmonizing bilateral trade balance, thereby closely linking the agricultural, forestry, and fishery supply chains of the two countries, contributing to ensuring global food security.”

This visit follows a US agricultural trade mission to Hanoi in September 2024, which marked the one-year anniversary of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Led by USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor, the mission showcased US business interest in the Vietnamese market, with a delegation comprising representatives from nine states, 35 businesses, and 25 key industry associations.