Hanoi food expo: Korean agri-food exporters report 956만 dollars in talks, poultry shown
Korea's agriculture ministry and aT reported 956만 dollars in export talks and 37만 dollars in MOUs at a Hanoi fair. Heat-treated poultry, open to export since April, was presented.
Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) reported export talks worth 956만 dollars for Korean agri-food products in Vietnam, according to biz.heraldcorp.com. The talks took place at the 2026 Hanoi International Food Expo (VIETFOOD & BEVERAGE), held in Hanoi from the 4th to the 7th. The organizers also reported memorandums of understanding (MOU) worth 37만 dollars. The results were announced on the 11th biz.heraldcorp.com
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Eleven Korean exporters and a persimmon export consortium took part. They presented snacks, beverages, ginseng products, fresh fruit, health foods and ready-to-eat meals.
Fresh fruit and heat-treated poultry
The fresh-fruit display focused on Shine Muscat and other new grape varieties, pears and sweet persimmons. Local buyers and consumers could taste the products and try them on site.
Heat-treated Korean poultry was presented as a new export item. Exports became possible after a quarantine agreement with Vietnam was reached in April this year. The ministry and aT held a tasting and promotion event at the expo to raise local awareness and look for new deals biz.heraldcorp.com
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Market and event figures
Vietnam is the fourth-largest export market for Korean agricultural, forestry and livestock food products. As of the end of September this year, Korean exports of these products to Vietnam reached 3억7144만 dollars.
Before the expo, aT sent product information to local buyers. At the fair it ran one-on-one meetings between Korean companies and Vietnamese buyers to help find new trading partners.
The Hanoi expo is led by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade and is held twice a year, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This year about 350 food companies from 10 countries took part, and about 1만7065 buyers and visitors attended biz.heraldcorp.com
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aT export food director Jeon Gi-chan said Vietnam is a key market with strong interest in the Korean Wave and K-food. He said aT will continue to look for promising products that match local consumption trends and to support exporters in securing new distribution channels.
