The United States is sending its largest agricultural trade delegation ever to Vietnam. From 9 to 12 November Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden leads a mission that, according to a USDA release of 6 November, is the biggest in the history of the Foreign Agricultural Service.
The delegation includes 43 American businesses, 37 farm and industry organisations and officials from state agriculture departments, among them the National Pork Producers Council, the US Soybean Export Council and the American Feed Industry Association. Vaden said the mission puts US businesses "face-to-face with willing buyers" to build lasting commercial partnerships.
Vietnam is among the top ten markets for US farm goods. It imported almost $5.6 billion of American agricultural products in 2025, and US farm exports to the country rose by almost 40% between 2024 and 2025. Cotton, soybeans and feed ingredients lead the list.
It is USDA's sixth and last trade mission of the year, after Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia. After the February mission to Indonesia, Indonesian buyers and the US wheat sector signed a memorandum of understanding to buy at least 1 million tons of American wheat between 2026 and 2030.
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Source: Farms.com
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