Nine-month agro-forestry-fisheries exports rise 21%

09:35 | 04/10/2024Foreign tradeFollow Ven.vn on
Vietnam earned 46.28 billion USD from exporting agricultural, forestry and fishery products, while spending 32.42 billion USD importing them in the first nine months of 2024, up 21% and 7.5% year-on-year, respectively.
Vietnam earns 5.87 billion USD from exporting fruit and vegetables in nine months (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam earns 5.87 billion USD from exporting fruit and vegetables in nine months (Photo: VNA)
In the period, the sector enjoyed a trade surplus of 13.86 billion USD, soaring 71.2%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The export revenue of agricultural products reached 24.85 billion USD, up 27.7%; that of forestry products hit 12.46 billion USD, up 20.3%; fishery products 7.23 billion USD, up 9.5%; and animal husbandry products 376 million USD, up 3.8%.

All key products reported surges, including timber and wood products (11.66 billion USD, up 21.3%), fruit and vegetables (5.87 billion USD, 39.4%), coffee (4.37 billion USD, 39.6%), rice (4.37 billion USD, 23.5%), cashew nuts (3.17 billion USD, 22.5%), and shrimp (2.79 billion USD, 10.5%).

In January - September, the export value to Asia rose by 17.4%, the Americas by 26.1%, Europe by 34.6%, and Oceania by 16.1%. However, shipments to Africa saw a decrease of 0.3%.

The US, China, and Japan continued to be the three largest export markets, with the US accounting for the highest proportion at 21.6%, followed by China at 20.8% and Japan at 6.6%, statistics show./.

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