# Vaden leads largest-ever trade mission to Vietnam

> USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced a trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Secretary Stephen Alexander Vaden, with 43 US businesses and 37 agricultural trade and industry organizations. The delegation aims to connect US exporters with Vietnamese buyers and expand commercial opportunities; Vietnam imported nearly $5.6 billion in US agricultural and related products in 2025.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:09:31.374Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91051-vaden-leads-largest-ever-trade-mission-to-vietnam
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

New commercial relationships could support Vietnamese demand for US agricultural exports, including soybeans and feed ingredients. The mission is an opportunity-building initiative, not a confirmed purchase or change in trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-07 | [EXCLUSIVE: China makes largest US soy purchases in months -traders \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14795-exclusive-china-makes-largest-us-soy-purchases-in-months-traders-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-13 | [US dollar soars against the Japanese yen on easing trade tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57815-us-dollar-soars-against-the-japanese-yen-on-easing-trade-tensions.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-07 | [Election setback expected to rein in Trump’s trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62280-election-setback-expected-to-rein-in-trump-s-trade-war.md) | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-01-20 | [China's 2020 U.S. soybean imports surged though likely missed trade target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49006-china-s-2020-u-s-soybean-imports-surged-though-likely-missed-trade-target.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [China snaps up 1 million tons of American soybeans in massive trade surge ahead of Xi Jinping visit to Washington \| The Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14551-china-snaps-up-1-million-tons-of-american-soybeans-in-massive-trade-surge-ahead.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2019-02-28 | [Working to boost soybean meal markets through trade mission to India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60665-working-to-boost-soybean-meal-markets-through-trade-mission-to-india.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2026-09-10 | [China snaps up 1 million tons of American soybeans in massive trade surge ahead of Xi Jinping visit to Washington \| The Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14551-china-snaps-up-1-million-tons-of-american-soybeans-in-massive-trade-surge-ahead.md) | +4.1% | +5.8% |
| SBM | 2019-11-01 | [China Trade Reversal to Spike Poultry Prices \| Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56213-china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices-food-processing.md) | +0.4% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farm-policy-news/vaden-leads-largest-ever-trade-mission-to-vietnam

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