(NAFB.com) – Alexis Taylor, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to launch a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission. Taylor’s delegation includes officials from 60 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations and nine state departments of agriculture seeking to develop and expand business opportunities with importers in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian Countries. “I’m honored to lead this delegation as we celebrate the first anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” Taylor says. “Agriculture plays a huge role in our relationship with Vietnam, which is now our tenth-largest export market for agricultural and food products.” In addition to Vietnamese customers, members will meet with businesses from Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand. U.S. agricultural and related product exports to Vietnam totaled almost $3.5 billion in 2023 and are recognized by Vietnamese consumers, importers, and retailers for their reliability, quality, and sustainability. Fresh fruit, beef, and pork are in high demand.