Major exports

Pangasius export turnover reached $918 million in the first six months of the year, a growth of five per cent over the same period last year.

Durian exports may surpass 3 billion USD this year, according to Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit).

Sydney (VNA) – Lychee, one of Vietnam’s major export fruits, has been sold well at Costco stores in Western Australia and South Australia, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

Durian emerged as Vietnam’s top fruit export with turnover reaching over US$1.3 billion in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of nearly 45%, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnamese garment and textile exports to the EU recovered slightly during the first half of the year, with turnover reaching more than US$1.9 billion in the reviewed period, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The export value is likely to set a new record of US$17.5 billion in 2024, according to the General Department of Viet Nam Customs (GDVC).

Insiders believe in a bright prospect for durian export to China though the world’s largest durian consumer is expanding the cultivation of this fruit.

Statistics in the first half of this year show that for the first time, Vietnam’s fishery products maintained its position as the fifth largest partner in Singapore for the second consecutive quarter

Việt Nam’s rice export in the first six months of 2024 were a bright spot, with volume of 4.68 million tonnes and turnover of $2.98 billion, up 10.4 per cent in volume and 32 per cent in value over the same period last year.

With export earnings of more than US$16 billion, garments and textiles are one of the leading industries for export turnover in the nation, with most firms securing signed export orders by the end of the fourth quarter of this year and even until the first quarter of next year.

Vietnam raked in 114 million USD from tra fish export to the signatory nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as of June 15, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Export revenue of the leather, footwear and handbag sector is predicted to hit 26-27 billion USD in 2024 on the basis of the positive results seen so far, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

Vietnam boasts advantages and potential in agricultural production and export, yet domestic firms need to do more to join the global food supply chain more intensively, insiders have said.

Vietnam exported 142,586 tonnes of pepper in the first half of this year, down 6.8% in volume but up 30.5% in value, the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) has reported.

The first half of the year saw timber and wood product exports estimated to reach US$7.4 billion, up 22.2% over the same period from last year.

Vietnam earned 4.4 billion USD from exporting aquatic products in the first half of this year, up nearly 7% year-on-year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has reported.

In the first six months of 2024, Việt Nam's seafood export value reached $4.36 billion, an increase of 4.9 per cent over the same period in 2023, according to VASEP.

Fruit and vegetable exports are forecast to continue going smooth in the time ahead thanks to abundant domestic supply and foreign markets’ growing demand.

Vietnam was the 18th largest exporter of fruit and vegetables to Germany from outside the EU bloc, hitting 9.5 million USD in the first quarter of 2024, up 16.1% year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam shipped some 29.2 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products abroad during the January-June period, a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

HÀ NỘI — Durian earned more than US$1 billion from exports in May and June alone.

Viet Nam earned US$7.95 billion from exporting forestry products in the first six months this year, according to the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST).

Vietnam earned US$29.2 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports in the first half of this year, marking a rise of 19% year on year, and it is now on course to meet the export target set for 2024.

The reduction of the rice import tax by the Philippines will create more advantages and increase opportunities for Vietnamese rice to enter the market later this year, insiders said.

Vietnamese exports received a sweet boost on June 24 with the presence of its red and yellow-fleshed dragon fruits at the grand opening of Spinneys, a high-end supermarket chain from the United Arab Emirates.

Việt Nam's coffee exports hit more than US$3 billion just in the first six months of the year.

HCM CITY — Tuna exports are projected to reach US$456.8 million in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 20 per cent, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Vietnamese shrimp exports between the beginning of the year and mid-May surged by 8.3% to reach US$1.1 billion against the same period from last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

A world leading spice exporter with a revenue of some 1.5 billion USD every year, Vietnam should bolster intensive processing and trade promotion to increase added values, experts have said.

The signing of the Protocol to officially export coconuts to China will help this product have the opportunity to surpass the US$1 billion mark in the near future, while also opening up "successful" opportunities for numerous key coconut localities, according to insiders.