Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to expand commodity exchange model to poultry, eggs under traceability plan

VIETNAM – Ho Chi Minh City authorities are considering expanding a commodity exchange model to include poultry meat and eggs, following the planned rollout of a pork trading floor in the city.

The proposal has been directed by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, which has instructed the Department of Industry and Trade to study the inclusion of additional livestock products within the organised trading system.

The move is part of a broader traceability implementation plan covering pork, poultry, and eggs from 2026 to 2030, aimed at building a digital tracking system connected to Vietnam’s National Traceability Information Portal.

Officials said the system is intended to improve transparency in food supply chains by creating a centralised database for monitoring product origin and quality control.

As part of the plan, the Department of Industry and Trade has been tasked with completing a pilot pork trading floor and developing proposals to extend the model to poultry and egg products.

The Department of Food Safety is working alongside industry regulators to introduce traceable meat and egg products that meet “Responsible Green Tick” certification requirements for use in institutional food services.

These products are expected to be supplied to collective kitchens serving hospitals, schools, export processing zones, and industrial parks under stricter procurement standards.

Authorities have also instructed supermarkets, convenience stores, and wholesale markets, including Binh Dien and Hoc Mon, to adopt traceability technologies that verify product origin before sale.

Only pork, poultry, and egg products with complete traceability data will be permitted in formal retail and wholesale channels under the new framework.

The city also plans to increase inspections at storage and distribution points to enforce compliance with traceability requirements.

Regulators said stricter penalties will be applied to cases involving fraudulent labelling, counterfeit QR codes, and misuse of product traceability systems.

The initiative forms part of a wider effort to modernise food distribution networks in Ho Chi Minh City by integrating digital tracking systems across key agricultural supply chains.

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