COFCO International has delivered its first cargo of soy certified under its Responsible Agriculture Standard into Vietnam, marking the arrival of its certified South American supply in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing feed markets a press release states. The shipment also represents the first export of soy or soymeal certified under the COFCO Responsible Agriculture Standard from Argentina to any international destination.

The cargo originated from the company’s operations in Argentina and was transported by MV El Juniper to Phu My Port, near Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam. It follows recent certified deliveries by COFCO International to other Asian markets including China, Thailand and Bangladesh.

Sold to a leading Vietnamese supplier of animal feed ingredients, the shipment will serve Vietnam’s booming export-oriented poultry and aquaculture sectors, where traceability and sustainability standards are increasingly linked to market access and the requirements of global customers.

Vu Chanh Ly, commercial director for Vietnam at COFCO International, said Vietnam’s feed industry is closely integrated with global markets in which sustainability and traceability are gaining importance according to the press release. The shipment, he said, shows that competitively sourced South American soy can meet robust, independently recognised sustainability standards at scale, supporting customers’ export competitiveness.

The certified volumes are verified under Module 2 of the COFCO Responsible Agriculture Standard, which mandates third-party, on-site farm audits to confirm compliance with environmental and social criteria, alongside a 2020 no-deforestation and no-conversion cut-off date.

COFCO International plans to expand its supply of certified sustainable soy to Southeast Asia in response to rising demand for traceable and responsibly produced commodities.