Canada as the Country of Honor at the Vietnam Food Expo 2020

The 2020 Vietnam International Exhibition on Food Industry (Vietnam Foodexpo 2020) opened on December 9. Canada has been invited as the Country of Honor at the event, introducing the finest food and beverage products from the country to Vietnamese customers.

Pre-recorded remarks by Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food 
Marie-Claude Bibeau at the event

Canada is a major global player in the trade of agriculture and agri-food products. Canada exports about half of the value of its agriculture and agri-food products, either as primary commodities, or as processed food and beverage products. In 2019, the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system generated $142.7 billon, accounting for 7.2% of Canada’s GDP.

Vietnam is an important trading partner of Canada. The agriculture and agri-food sector, including seafood, consistently accounts for more than half of Canadian exports to Vietnam. In 2019, Canadian agriculture and agri-food exports to Vietnam reached C$396.9 million, a 15% increase over the previous year.

With the implementation of the CPTPP trade deal in 2019, a number of well-known Canadian agri-food products are benefiting from tariff elimination, including seafood (lobster, salmon, cod fish), fruit (apple and cherry), beef, wheat and dried peas and lentils, making our safe, high-quality, and sustainable products become more affordable to Vietnamese consumers.

Source: https://foodexpo.vn