在最近于越南胡志明市举行的会议上，越南和巴西企业讨论了农业和食品加工领域的投资和贸易机会，说 中国观. At the meeting — organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with the Brazilian embassy in Vietnam — Vietnamese businesses exchanged information with Brazilian partners in food and agricultural product processing, said Nguyen The Hung, deputy director of the VCCI.
Vietnam mainly exports seafood, vegetables, garment and handicrafts to Brazil and imports wheat, milk and dairy products, wood, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastic from the South American country, said Hung. In 2008, two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil reached over US$556 million. Of the total, Vietnam brought in $138 million from exports, according to the VCCI.