Overcoming challenges with quality and technology
2025 is a challenging period for export activities when the world economy fluctuates strongly, purchasing power in some markets decreases, while logistics costs increase, creating great pressure for businesses.
According to a report from the Department of Industry and Trade of Vinh Long province, the total export turnover of the whole province in 2025 is estimated at 3.66 billion USD, exceeding the plan and increasing by 16.41% compared to 2024, showing the flexible adaptability of the local business community.
In fact, many key export industries face increasingly strict technical barriers, especially requirements on plant quarantine, pesticide residues and traceability from major markets.
For agricultural product groups, fluctuating refrigerated container costs prolong transportation time, increasing the risk of quality reduction, affecting reputation and market share holding.
The active coal industry faces difficulties when coconut shell raw material is scarce, input prices increase by more than 150%, forcing businesses to optimize costs to maintain export orders.
Faced with that challenge, many businesses proactively restructure the value chain, investing in depth from raw material areas, processing to packaging to control quality and meet international standards.
Chanh Thu Group invests synchronously in growing areas and factories, applying BRCGS and FSSC 22000 standards to penetrate the global retail chain and improve product value.
In parallel, Tra Bac Company improves equipment and applies new technologies to improve productivity, reduce costs and maintain competitive advantage.
The market diversification strategy helps many businesses reduce dependence on traditional markets and expand exports to the EU, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East.
Accompanying businesses
According to Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Director of Vinh Long Department of Industry and Trade, the positive export results in 2025 are a synergy between the self-effort of businesses and the timely companion and support role of state management agencies.
The Industry and Trade sector has synchronously implemented many solutions to remove difficulties, focusing on supporting equipment innovation and improving production capacity; industrial promotion activities alone have supported more than 11.7 billion VND, helping businesses reduce costs and increase competitiveness.
At the same time, trade promotion is promoted through working groups, fairs and supply-demand connection programs with foreign partners, contributing to market opening and maintaining orders.
The Industry and Trade sector focuses on digital transformation, upgrading e-commerce platforms, AI training, livestream sales; the United States is the largest export market with more than 1.1 billion USD, ahead of Japan and the EU.
Key commodity groups such as textiles, electrical wires and coconut products continue to maintain positive growth, making important contributions to the overall export turnover, while creating stable jobs; along with that, the coordination between departments, branches and businesses in issuing planting area codes and administrative procedure reform has removed many "knotholes", promoting official exports.
Towards 2026, to achieve the goal of service sector growth of over 11%, the Industry and Trade sector identifies export breakthrough as the main driving force, striving for turnover to reach 4.1 billion USD, through taking advantage of new generation FTAs.
Along with that, the industry accelerates the modernization of domestic trade infrastructure, upgrades 3-5 traditional markets, accelerates digital transformation of trade, and brings over 70% of large retail businesses to e-commerce platforms, contributing to achieving the province's general growth target of 10%.
