USDA Announces Delegation for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Vietnam

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service today announced the participants in its upcoming agribusiness trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 9-12, 2026.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden will lead the delegation which is the largest sent to Vietnam in Foreign Agricultural Service history. It includes 43 U.S. businesses, 37 agricultural trade and industry organizations, and representatives from the California, Kansas and Wisconsin state departments of agriculture. The mission will connect American exporters directly with Vietnamese buyers, importers and distributors to expand sales opportunities in one of Asia's most dynamic and growing markets.

"Vietnam is already one of our biggest agricultural export markets, and there's enormous opportunity to expand that footprint," said Deputy Secretary Vaden. "This mission brings a diverse group of American businesses and industry leaders face-to-face with willing buyers, developing the lasting commercial partnerships that benefit America's hardworking farmers, ranchers and producers and overseas consumers, while reinforcing a diverse global supply chain."

Vietnam was the seventh-largest export market for American agricultural and related products in 2025, importing nearly $5.6 billion. U.S. agricultural exports to Vietnam have increased 38% comparing 2024 to 2025. Strong demand for U.S. cotton, soybeans and feed ingredients supports Vietnam's expanding manufacturing and livestock sectors, while rising incomes and growth in food retail and processing are creating new opportunities for American fruit, dairy, meat and specialty products.

Vietnam's expanding biofuels market and ethanol blending requirements are also creating new opportunities for U.S. corn growers and ethanol producers, building on recent USDA trade engagement and bolstering growing demand.

During the mission, participants will take part in business-to-business meetings, market briefings, site visits and promotional events designed to introduce American products to Vietnamese consumers and strengthen existing commercial relationships.

Representatives from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Kansas Department of Agriculture, and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will take part, along with the following U.S. businesses and agricultural industry organizations:

• Aerocos - Marlboro, NJ
• Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute - Juneau, AK
• Almond Board of California - Modesto, CA
• American Cotton Shippers Association - Memphis, TN
• American Egg Board - Chicago, IL
• American Feed Industry Association - Arlington, VA
• The American Sheep Industry Association - Englewood, CO
• American Specialty Foods Co. - New York, NY
• Blue Diamond Growers - Sacramento, CA
• BNutty, LLC - Portage, IN
• C K International, Ltd. - West Des Moines, IA
• Cal-Maine Foods - Ridgeland, MS
• California Agricultural Export Council - Madera, CA
• California Fresh Fruit Association - Fresno, CA
• California Milk Advisory board - Tracy, CA
• California Prune Board - Roseville, CA
• California Table Grape Commission - Fresno, CA
• California Walnut Commission - Folsom, CA
• California Wine Institute - Sacramento, CA
• Capital Worth Inc - Fairfax, VA
• Cavness - Seattle, WA
• Cotton Council International - Washington, DC
• The Cranberry Institute - Carver, MA
• Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
• Dragonberry Produce - Canby, OR
• Executive Conextion LLC - Biloxi, MS
• Food Export Midwest USA & Food Export Northeast USA - Chicago, IL, and Philadelphia, PA
• The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin - Marathon, WI
• Globex International - New York, NY
• Greckel Farms LLC - Bloomfield, NE
• Green Rush Organic Farms Inc. - Wagoner, OK
• Grove Services, Inc. - Newton Center, MA
• Gulf South Forest Products, Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Harland Braun & Co. - Los Angeles, CA
• High Desert Milk, Inc. - Burley, ID
• INSIGLOBEX LLC - New York, NY
• Intertribal Agriculture Council - Billings, MT
• JBS USA Food Company - Greeley, CO
• JDR Sales and Marketing Group LLC - Los Angeles, CA
• Kirschenman Enterprises - Visalia, CA
• Lamex Foods Group - Bloomington, MN
• Leather and Hide Council of America - Arlington, VA
• Leprendo - Santa Ana, CA
• Louis Dreyfus Company - Cordova, TN
• Mirasco - Atlanta, GA
• National Pork Producers Council - Urbandale, IA
• National Swine Registry - West Lafayette, IN
• New York Wine and Grape Foundation - Penn Yan, NY
• Norris Blueberry Farms - Roseburg, OR
• North American Export Grain Association - Washington, DC
• Ocean Spray - Lakeville-Middleboro, MA
• Olam Agri Americas, Inc.-Dallas, TX
• Organic Trade Association - Washington, DC
• Organic Valley - La Farge, WI
• Pinnacle Commodities Group - Turlock, CA
• Potatoes USA - Denver, CO
• Prime Vessel LLC - Colleyville, TX
• Raisin Administrative Committee - Fresno, CA
• Sakuma Bros Farms - Bow, WA
• Schreiber Foods, Inc. - Green Bay, WI
• Smith Montana Honey Company LLC - Bozeman, MT
• Softwood Export Council - Portland, OR
• South Georgia Pecan Company - Valdosta, GA
• Southern Forest Products Association - Metairie, LA
• Southern United States Trade Association - New Orleans, LA
• St. Philbert's Hazelnuts, LLC - Harrisburg, OR
• TAG Enterprise Ltd. - Beverly Hills, CA
• Tranect LLC - Boston, MA
• U.S. Dairy Export Council - Arlington, VA
• U.S. Dry Bean Council - Frankenmuth, MI
• U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council - Washington, DC
• U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council - Folsom, CA
• U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. - Mount Horeb, WI
• U.S. Meat Export Federation - Denver, CO
• U.S. Soybean Export Council - Chesterfield, MO
• United Dairy Ingredients Group, LLC - Monterey Park, CA
• USA Poultry & Egg Export Council - Tucker, GA
• Valley Pride Ag Co. - Fresno, CA
• Washington Apple Commission - Wenatchee, WA
• Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds - Los Angeles, CA
• World Dried Fruit and Nut Company - Belmont, CA

The Vietnam agribusiness trade mission builds on USDA's ongoing work to expand agricultural trade throughout Southeast Asia and follows an earlier Trade Reciprocity for U.S. Manufacturers and Producers (TRUMP) Mission to Vietnam in March.

For information on this and other USDA agribusiness trade missions, visit https://www.fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-missions.

###