Hanoi, Nov. 26 -- The US is seeking greater access to the Vietnamese market, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Luke J. Lindberg has said. Speaking at a press briefing at the US Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on November 25, Lindberg said American farmers were enthusiastic about the prospect of expanding exports to Vietnam. He noted that Vietnam is already one of the largest agricultural exporters to the US, but that current tariff levels remain a barrier to trade in both directions. Regarding the possibility of Washington lowering import tariffs on Vietnamese farm produce in the near future, Lindberg confirmed that the two countries had...