Hanoi, March 30 -- Vietnam imported more than 56,500 tonnes of poultry meat from Europe in 2025, making it the second-largest buyer in Southeast Asia after the Philippines, according to data from the European Commission (EC).

Shipments to Vietnam included chicken, duck and goose products from the European Union (EU), reflecting steadily rising demand for imported poultry in the country. In January 2026 alone, Vietnam became the region's largest importer of EU poultry, purchasing more than 5,300 tonnes.

Speaking at a promotional event in Ho Chi Minh City under the campaign "European Poultry - From Farm to Fork," Dariusz Goszczynski, a representative of the European poultry sector and President of the National Poultry Council under the Po...