Vietnam’s agro-aquatic products strive to penetrate Russian market
Vietnamese businesses are striving to promote agricultural and aquatic products in the Russia market at an international food fair and trade connection activities being held in Moscow, Russia.
The pavilion of Vietnam at WorldFood Moscow 2018 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamesebusinesses are striving to promote agricultural and aquatic products in theRussia market at an international food fair and trade connection activities beingheld in Moscow, Russia.
The 27th International Food Exhibition(WorldFood Moscow 2018) is now underway until September 20, with theparticipation of more than 1,500 firms from 62 countries and territoriesworldwide.
With the support of the Trade PromotionCentre under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the VietnameseTrade Office in Russia, Vietnamese firms including Dakao Agricultural ProduceExport and Production Company (Dakao Vietnam), Nam Viet Foods & Beverage,Tan Phat Foods Corporation, Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro), Trung Nguyen Groupand TH Group, have been attending the event.
A wide range of Vietnamese agriculturaland aquatic products are introduced at the exhibition such as cashew nuts, tea,coffee, fruits and canned fish.
Within the framework of WorldFood Moscow2018, a trade promotion conference designed to connect Vietnamese and Russianfirms was held on September 18. At the event, Vietnamese businesses introducedtheir products and discussed measures of cooperation with their Russianpartners.
Nguyen Quoc Toan, Acting Director of theAgro-Product Processing and Market Development under MARD, said WorldFoodMoscow 2018 is a large-scale international fair attended by many major brands.
The Russian market holds huge potentialfor Vietnamese businesses, he noted, adding that Vietnam needs to takeadvantage of the free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)in the time ahead.
Nguyen Van Trien, Director of the TanPhat Foods Corporation, said the company wants to seek partners to exportcanned tuna to Russia, hoping that the country will become its majormarket.
Sharing the view, Do Tat Thang, CEO of theDakao Agricultural Produce Export and Production Company, said Dakao is payingheed to expanding its markets and it expected that Russia would become one ofthe company’s major markets in the future.-VNA
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The pavilion of Vietnam at WorldFood Moscow 2018 (Photo: VNA) 
