The GFT industry is the Kingdom’s largest foreign exchange earner, accounting for 50 percent of the country’s total export value.
The Philippines plans to sign an agreement to import an initial 2.5 million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam as part of its 2026 procurement strategy.
Indonesia has scrapped plans to introduce a mandatory B50 biodiesel mandate in 2026 and will retain the current B40 blending requirement due to technical and funding constraints, government officials said. The decision eases concerns about potential pressure on global palm oil supplies.
A new study published in the Agriculture and Development Notes (ADN) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) reveals that the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) has brought significant growth to regional trade, but its benefits for agriculture are unevenly distributed across Southeast Asian countries.
The ASEAN wellness economy shows uneven but resilient growth, with Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines shaping a diversified regional landscape across tourism, lifestyle, and health sectors.
The Malaysian government aims to raise pineapple export value to RM2 billion (approximately US$425 million) by 2027 as part of its strategy to strengthen the sector, which is positioned as a high-value agricultural commodity.
The Philippines has lifted a temporary ban on pork and pork products from Poland, reopening a fast-growing Southeast Asian market for Polish exporters, Poland’s Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday.
Defying US tariffs, Singapore’s key exports grew faster than officially forecast in 2025, though the momentum slowed in the last month of the year.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
