Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung met with US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Ted McKinney on August 28 in Washington D.C, as part of his visit to the US to accelerate market access for Vietnamese fruits, enhance plant protection collaboration, and advance sustainable agricultural practices. On the occasion, Trung witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Cargill US and Vietnam's Khai Anh Bnh Thuan company. The agreement involves the import of 500,000 tonnes of corn and cornmeal for animal feed production in Vietnam, aiming to balance bilateral trade and diversify Vietnam's feed production inputs. Source: Vietnam News Agency