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Vietnam posted a merchandise trade deficit of nearly $14 billion in January to May 2026, its first in nearly a decade. BIDV's chief economist attributed the gap to businesses stockpiling imports amid supply-chain risks and higher prices for energy, fertilizers and other goods.
Heavier import demand for fertilizers and inputs and pressure on the dong can raise Vietnam's feed and farm input costs. The effect on grain prices is indirect and limited.
theinvestor.vnThanh Thanh, Quang NguyenJun 11, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
