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This report serves as a practical guide for U.S. exporters wishing to initiate or increase exports of U.S. consumer-oriented products to Vietnam.

Brazil’s soybean sector is projected to grow in 2025/26, with post revising the total projected planted area to 49.1 million hectares and estimated production reaching 176 million metric tons in 2026, driven by favorable weather and technological advances.

Brazil will host the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), to take place in Belém, Pará, from November 10-21, 2025.

On June 24, 2025, Vietnam issued Circular No. 28, amending Circular No. 25/2016 on the quarantine of terrestrial animals and their products. Despite feedback from trading partners and industry stakeholders, Vietnam maintained its zero-tolerance policy for Salmonella.

Brazil presents growth potential for consumer oriented products, especially among the 40 million high-income consumers who are open to new, quality imports, while the country's robust food processing sector offers significant prospects for inputs of U.S. commodities and ingredients.

This report provides an overview of Vietnam's laws and regulations for importing food and agricultural products. As of May 2025, there have been no significant changes to the existing regulations.

This report provides an overview of Vietnam’s certification requirements for imported food and agricultural products. As of May 2025, there have been no significant changes in Vietnam’s certification requirements following an ongoing restructuring of the Government of Vietnam.

Brazil and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are in the initial stages of potentially developing a dedicated soybean supply chain tailored to meet Chinese sustainability and quality standards.

Prospects for marketing year (MY) 2025/26 oilseed crops in Bulgaria are currently positive due to favorable weather and larger planted area. FAS/Sofia estimates the MY 2025/26 rapeseed crop at 240,000 metric tons (MT) and the sunflower crop at 2.0 million metric tons (MMT).

Prospects for winter grain crops in Bulgaria are currently optimistic due to favorable weather and larger planted area.

Established in 2006, Brazil’s Soy Moratorium bans the sale of soybeans grown on land deforested in the Amazon biome after July 2008, significantly reducing deforestation linked to soy expansion.

Major bulk commodities, as a share of total U.S. agricultural exports, have risen and fallen dramatically since 2020. Beyond short-term price volatilities that have largely driven these developments, changes to the largest overseas market and an increasingly competitive landscape also affect the prospect for major U.S. bulk exports.