Agricultural commodities, processing and products

The government is promoting coffee production in 11 provinces across Laos to supply high-quality products to the local and foreign markets.The issue was discussed at a meeting held in Vientiane on Friday to review the extension of the coffee production plan for 2015-2018 and the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – An African swine fever outbreak in neighbouring countries has created worries among consumers in Laos, leading to a sudden decrease in consumption of pork.Fear among consumers increased after Lao authorities detected the virus in imported pork, entrails and bones. The government ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Buyers from Sichuan province in China are expected to import up to 50 tonnes of fruit from Laos each year including bananas, pineapples and passion fruit.Lao and Chinese businesses have agreed to further cooperate in conducting a feasibility study on the ...

SARAVAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities in Saravan province on Wednesday confiscated more than 350 kg of pig entrails that were illegally imported from Vietnam.The items were seized at the Lalai international checkpoint, located along the border between Saravan province and Thua Thien Heu province ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a notice warning farmers about the outbreak of ‘porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome’ (PRRS) in several northern provinces.The ministry also asked provincial authorities to take steps to prevent and control the disease to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has announced the temporary suspension of pig and pork product imports from China and Vietnam after African Swine Fever outbreaks in these countries.The notification was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recently with the aim of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is seeking to significantly increase sugar exports to the Chinese market this year to 100,000 tonnes, up from 55,000 tonnes in 2018.As part of efforts to increase bilateral trade and help sugar producers find foreign markets, the Lao government recently ...

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce this week requested China to consider a rice import quota of 50,000 tonnes along with accepting other industrial goods as part of efforts to bolster bilateral trade. The call was made by Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ms Khemmani ...

(KPL) Representatives from the U.S. charitable organization Spirit of America and the U.S. Embassy officially handed over more than US$10,000 in equipment and support to the Laos Buffalo Dairy in Luang Prabang on Feb 14, 2019.The Laos Buffalo Dairy is an American co-owned business in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Farmers in Hadxaifong district say they have not been getting a good price for their crops recently.A farmer in Haddokkeo village, Mr Lathsamee Khammanyvong, said the sale price of eggplant has fallen over the last two weeks as crops are harvested ...