Tran Trong Nghia, U.S. Grains Council, Vietnam Representative, Manuel Sanchez, U.S. Grains Council Regional Director, Robert Hanson, Agricultural Counselor, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, Conrad Estrada, Regional Director Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Embassy Hanoi and Thu Pham, Agricultural Specialist, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, stand behind approximately 10,000 tons or 15 percent of the total cargo.
The shipment arrived at Cai Lan Port in Quang Ninh Province on May 3 according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.
The shipment, 67,000 metric tons of U.S. corn that arrived from the U.S. Pacific Northwest, was the first vessel to arrive after USDA and Vietnamese plant health officials agreed to a new plant health protocol in September of last year.
The shipment is also the first of many U.S. shipments of corn and other feed ingredients destined for Vietnam, including soybeans, soybean meal and distiller’s dried grains.
The corn and feed ingredients are destined for Vietnam’s rapidly expanding dairy and livestock sectors. Vietnam, which produces approximately 30 million metric tons of feed per year, has emerged as a leading market for U.S. corn and feed ingredients, with U.S. exports of these products nearing USD700 million annually. Vietnamese importers in attendance noted the high quality of the corn and the importance of strong relationships with U.S. suppliers. The U.S. Grains Council provides trade servicing to Vietnamese feed and livestock producers to support the export of U.S. grains.
In a separate meeting, the delegation discussed port and trade developments with local Port Authority Representatives and Plant Protection Department Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
