Vietnam’s animal fodder and fodder material imports rose by 64.06 percent month-on-month in February, reaching US$499.18 million, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This marks a significant increase from January’s total of US$304.27 million, driven by higher demand from key suppliers.

Year-to-date, Vietnam’s total imports in this category have reached US$803.45 million, with Argentina emerging as the dominant supplier. Shipments from Argentina surged by 100.35 percent, accounting for 48.77 percent of total imports. Brazil also saw a sharp increase of 153.28 percent, contributing 17.76 percent, while the USA supplied 12.25 percent after recording a 19.06 percent rise.

Other major suppliers included China, which saw a 26.09 percent decline, and Indonesia, which recorded a strong increase of 79.09 percent. Imports from Spain and Thailand grew by 153.51 percent and 84.84 percent, respectively, while imports from Australia dropped by 20.13 percent.

Vietnam animal fodder imports, February 2025, US$ millions

	February	January	MoM	% of Total	YTD
Total	499.18	304.27	64.06%	100.00%	803.45
Other	10.32	13.32	-22.54%	2.07%	23.62
Argentina	243.45	121.51	100.35%	48.77%	365.05
Brazil	88.65	35.00	153.28%	17.76%	123.65
USA	61.16	51.36	19.06%	12.25%	112.56
China	19.97	27.03	-26.09%	4.00%	46.93
Indonesia	16.96	9.47	79.09%	3.40%	26.43
India	12.60	10.92	15.41%	2.52%	23.52
Thailand	10.82	5.86	84.84%	2.17%	16.67
South Korea	5.30	4.35	21.85%	1.06%	9.65
Australia	4.41	5.53	-20.13%	0.88%	9.94
Spain	4.26	1.68	153.51%	0.85%	5.93
Taiwan	3.56	2.58	37.90%	0.71%	6.14
Germany	2.34	2.18	7.49%	0.47%	4.48
Singapore	2.30	1.99	15.52%	0.46%	4.29
Canada	2.26	1.92	17.79%	0.45%	4.17
Malaysia	2.11	2.40	-11.97%	0.42%	4.52
France	2.01	1.17	72.73%	0.40%	3.18
Belgium	1.43	1.60	-10.79%	0.29%	3.03
Netherlands	1.37	1.55	-11.84%	0.27%	2.92
UAE	1.11	1.62	-31.34%	0.22%	2.73
Philippines	0.96	0.27	261.09%	0.19%	1.23
Italy	0.55	0.12	353.54%	0.11%	0.68
Japan	0.39	0.26	50.60%	0.08%	0.65
Austria	0.38	0.00	0.00%	0.08%	0.38
Mexico	0.26	0.00	0.00%	0.05%	0.26
Turkey	0.16	0.18	-12.49%	0.03%	0.34
UK	0.07	0.00	0.00%	0.01%	0.09
Hungary	0.00	0.41	-100.00%	0.00%	0.41

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