World Sesame & Peanut Conference 2026 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam between August 30 and September 1, 2026
ASEAN as a region annually imports about 80,000 - 100,000 tons of sesame seed (mostly natural). ASEAN enjoys Free Trade Agreement with South Korea (a big market for sesame seed with an annual import of 100,000 tons), Japan (another quality conscious market with an annual import of about 170,000 tons) and China (largest importer with over 1.4 million tons). Likewise, ASEAN as a region annually imports about 750,000 tons of peanut. Last but not the least, there is huge intra-ASEAN trade in agricultural produce including peanut.
Specifically, Vietnam which is a member of ASEAN imports over 60,000 tons of sesame annually. Vietnam also imports about 150,000 tons of peanut every year.
It is our endeavour to engage with sesame and peanut stakeholders in Vietnam and rest of ASEAN through the conference in Ho Chi Minh City in 2026.
