Vietnam increases grain imports as sectors rebuild, grow

and poultry farming continued to recover, on the back of improved disease control, favourable prices, and steady domestic consumption. Vietnam’s livestock sector is gradually improving biosecurity controls and adopting new technology, a trend observed in both large agribusinesses and smaller-scale family operations. The Vietnam bureau of the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently reported that the pig population had rebounded in 2025, largely driven by a transition from traditional household farming to a semi-industrial production model, as well as an increased number of partnerships between small household farms and large commercial enterprises. Favourable live pig prices across the first half of 2025 have encouraged further investment in production facilities, leading to a 3.8 percent growth in the pig herd in the year to the end of June. Aquaculture output for the first half of 2025 has increased 4.9pc year on year to 2.6 million tonnes (Mt), ...