Argentina–Vietnam agricultural trade: what buyers should evaluate in 2026

Key point: Argentina’s exports to Vietnam reached US$361 million in April 2026, 38.3% higher than in April 2025. Corn and soybean meal/pellets represented 86.0% of that month’s Argentine exports to Vietnam. This is a meaningful recent data point—not a guarantee of future availability, pricing or import eligibility.

A trading relationship worth tracking

Vietnam is an established destination for Argentine agricultural exports. Argentina’s trade authorities describe Vietnam as the country’s sixth-largest export destination in 2025, while corn and soybean meal/pellets together represented close to 90% of Argentine sales to Vietnam over 2023–2025.

The relationship is commercially relevant, but it is also concentrated. That matters for buyers: a broad claim that “trade is rising” is less useful than confirming the commodity, specification, commercial terms and delivery conditions required for one particular purchase program.

What the recent data says—and what it does not

INDEC reported US$361 million of Argentine exports to Vietnam in April 2026, up 38.3% year on year, led principally by corn and soybean meal/pellets. Vietnam was Argentina’s seventh export destination in that month. This supports close attention to the corridor.

It should not be read as a blanket promise that all Argentine products are available or that commercial conditions will be favourable. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that its 2025 imports from Argentina totalled US$3.39 billion, down 5.3% from 2024, even as total two-way trade rose 4.1%. Different official sources and reporting periods can therefore show different movements. A responsible sourcing decision should use live, deal-specific information.

Why corn, soybean meal and wheat deserve a buyer’s attention

Corn and soybean meal are already the core products in the Argentina–Vietnam flow. Vietnam’s feed demand is also substantial: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service projected total feed demand at 29.5 million metric tons in calendar year 2026 and reported continuing demand for imported ingredients such as corn and DDGS. Its latest published forecast cited in that report put Vietnam’s marketing-year 2024/25 corn imports at 12.2 million metric tons and wheat imports at 5.72 million metric tons.

For Vietnamese feed businesses, livestock and aquaculture integrators, grain importers, processors and trading companies, this creates a practical reason to evaluate Argentine-origin options alongside existing supply relationships. The opportunity is to assess a real buying requirement—not to substitute a trade statistic for counterparty diligence.

Before requesting an Argentine offer: six questions to resolve

1. What exactly is required? Identify the commodity, end use and measurable quality specification. “Corn” or “wheat” alone is not enough for an actionable supplier discussion.
2. What is the volume and timing? State quantity in metric tons, shipment window, required frequency and whether the requirement is spot or programmatic.
3. Where must the cargo be delivered? Confirm the discharge port, receiving capability and the preferred Incoterm—such as FOB, CFR or CIF.
4. What payment structure is workable? Specify the expected payment instrument and any internal credit or documentary requirements early.
5. What import and compliance conditions apply? Confirm current Vietnamese product, inspection, phytosanitary, registration and documentation requirements for the particular commodity before requesting firm commercial indications.
6. Who is authorized to transact? Confirm the buyer entity, authorized commercial contact and the information required for counterparty qualification.

From market interest to a controlled sourcing process

A useful RFQ allows the sourcing process to start with facts. NoduSource reviews the buyer requirement, performs the appropriate buyer qualification, then evaluates whether suitable Argentine counterparties and live commercial indications can be identified. Named introductions and offers are only made where the commercial fit and required permissions are in place.

NoduSource is an independent broker and sourcing coordinator. We do not guarantee supplier performance, price, product availability, shipment, payment or market access. Those obligations must be established by the contracting buyer and seller and confirmed for the transaction.

Start with a complete requirement

If your organization is evaluating Argentine corn, soybean meal, wheat or another agricultural commodity for Vietnam, submit the commodity, specification, volume, destination port, shipment window, Incoterm and payment preference. We will review whether there is a viable sourcing opportunity.

Sources

• INDEC, Intercambio comercial argentino. Bienes: cifras estimadas de abril de 2026.
• Argentina’s Secretariat for International Economic Relations / CEI, Argentina–Vietnam: characteristics of the economic and trade relationship, April 2026.
• Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, Argentina–Vietnam economic and trade cooperation update, April 2026.
• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Vietnam Grain and Feed Quarterly.

Published 19 August 2026. Trade, import-policy and market data change. This article is general information, not an offer to sell, trade, legal or regulatory advice, or a guarantee of supply.