Viet Nam joins 50th SIAL Paris

VGP – As many as 16 Vietnamese enterprises operating in the agricultural and food processing and export are taking part in the 50thSIAL Paris, the banner food event of France, from October 19-23 in Paris.

October 20, 2014 4:31 PM GMT+7

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This is the fifth time Viet Nam has joined the event, which is held every two years. This year, it attracts the attendance of 6,300 businesses and is expected to welcome 150,000 visitors all over the world.

Last year, Viet Nam earned US$27.5 billion from exporting farm produce and seafood products to the European market and this year’s revenues are forecast to jump to over US$30 billion.

In the first nine months of this year, the country's revenues exceeded US$22.6 billion.

SIAL Paris, the world’s largest food innovation trade show, is a vitally important gateway for agricultural produce to get a foothold in the European market.

By Thuy Dung