Raw Materials & Natural Resources
This category covers key natural resources, including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, mining, and energy. It explores production trends, exports, imports, and government policies affecting raw material industries. Topics include supply chain dynamics, sustainability efforts, and the role of natural resources in global commodity markets. This section is essential for understanding the resource-driven sectors that underpin the economy and their impact on domestic and international trade.
Market Report: Vietnam Cow’s Milk Market [2025]
Published in August of 2025, our Vietnam Cow’s Milk Market Report [2025] provides a unique look into this rapidly expanding sector of Vietnam’s consumer market. Notably, our approach is different: while our reports are data-rich, we also try to focus on what it’s like on the ground, giving a more holistic view of the milk and milk products market and how the business environment actually wor
Energy: Vietnam’s top import origins for coal (July 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of coal saw a significant decrease in July 2025, reaching $491,342,077, a -23.88 percent decrease compared to June 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s coal output rises 10.5 percent in June 2025
Vietnam produced an estimated 4.27 million tonnes of coal in June 2025, up 10.5 percent from the same month last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office.
Agriculture: Vietnam’s June 2025 Animal feed output hits 1.28 million tons, up 1.5 percent
Vietnam produced an estimated 1,281.5 thousand tons of animal feed in June 2025, rising from 1,263.0 thousand tons in May. Total production for the first half of the year reached 7,266.9 thousand tons, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s National Statistics Office.
Chemicals: Vietnam’s top import sources for insecticides and rodenticides in June 2025
Vietnam’s imports of insecticides, rodenticides and materials saw a significant decline in June 2025, reaching $85,215,682, a -6.50 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Agriculture: Vietnam leading destinations for pepper exports June 2025
Vietnam’s pepper exports saw a notable decrease in June 2025, reaching $157,843,058, a -13.41 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Raw materials: Vietnam’s top export destinations for rubber (June 2025)
Vietnam’s rubber exports saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $239,923,019, a 37.16 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Food processing: Vietnam’s top import sources for wheat (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of wheat saw a slight decline in June 2025, reaching $88,299,181, a -3.01 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Food & beverage: Vietnam’s top import sources for soy beans (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of soy beans saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $128,271,664, a 15.66 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Food & beverage: Vietnam’s top import sources for fats and oils (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of Animal, vegetable fats and oils saw a significant decline in June 2025, reaching $134,422,340, a -10.10 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Dairy: Vietnam’s top import sources for milk and milk products (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of milk and milk products saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $149,690,557, an 18.32 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Energy: Vietnam’s main import partners for LPG, June 2025
Vietnam’s imports of liquefied petroleum gases (lpg) saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $189,610,000, a 29.72 percent increase compared to May 2025’s $146,170,000 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s top export destinations for ores and other minerals product (June 2025)
Vietnam’s exports of ores and other minerals products saw a substantial increase in June 2025, reaching $20,344,218, a 57.70 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s antimony industry to grow 35 percent annually through 2034: Report
Vietnam’s antimony industry is forecast to expand from US$1.6 million in 2025 to US$23.83 million in 2034, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.0 percent, according to a report from Research and Markets.
Agriculture: Vietnam’s top export destinations for tea (June 2025)
Vietnam’s tea exports saw an increase in June 2025, reaching $19,996,040, a 7.18 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Industry: Vietnam rubber firms facing headwinds on drop in demand from China, US
Despite a drop in rubber input costs, Vietnam’s tyre manufacturers are facing persistent financial strain in 2025 due to high fixed costs and softening export demand, particularly from China and the US, Vietnam News is reporting.
Rubber: Vietnam’s top import sources for rubber (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of rubber saw a slight decline in June 2025, reaching $240,032,751, a -1.05 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s top export destinations for precious stones & metal (June 2025)
Vietnam’s exports of precious stones, precious metal, and articles thereof saw an increase in June 2025, reaching $52,973,069, a 2.48 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Agriculture: Vietnam’s top export destinations for fruits and vegetables (June 2025)
Vietnam’s exports of fruits and vegetables saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $806,875,989, a 30.87 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Garments & textiles: Where Vietnam sourced its cotton in June 2025 – Latest import data
Vietnam’s imports of cotton saw a significant decline in June 2025, reaching $267,212,045, a -3.35 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
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