Agro-forestry-aquatic product exports hit USD10.8 billion

Thursday, 27/04/2017 17:19
The export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products reached USD10.8 billion in the first four months of 2017, a year-on-year surge of 9.1 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Key farm produce contributed USD5.8 billion to the export value, up 12 percent from the same period last year. Some 1.86 million tonnes of rice worth USD834 million were shipped abroad, down 7.7 percent in volume and 6.9 percent in value compared to the same period last year.

The country raked in USD1.34 billion from exporting 592,000 tonnes of coffee, representing a decrease of 10.6 percent in volume but a rise of 19.2 percent in value year-on-year.

Exports of wood and wooden products brought home USD2.4 billion in the four-month period, rising 12.7 percent over the figure of 2016. The US, China and Japan remained Vietnam’s largest import markets.

During the period, Vietnam also shipped USD2.1 billion worth of aquatic products abroad, gaining a growth rate of 8.2 percent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, vegetable and fruit exports witnessed a year-on-year hike of 32.6 percent in export value to USD1 billion. The four biggest import markets included China, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The country splashed out USD8.52 billion to import agro-forestry-aquatic products from foreign countries, up 21.4 percent from last year’s figure./.

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