Agro-forestry and fishery exports hit US$22.66 billion
(VOV) - Agro-forestry and fishery exports for the nine months leading up to October jumped 11.4% over last year’s corresponding period to US$22.66 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Exports of rice to the Philippines experienced sharp growth in the nine months, skyrocketing over three-fold in both volume and value, ranking it second among markets which import rice from Vietnam.
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Meanwhile, coffee exports hit 1.35 million of tonnes, fetching US$2.81 billion, up 31.9% in volume and up 27.9% in value over last year’s corresponding period. Germany and the US remained the largest consumption markets for Vietnamese coffee.
The MARD said seafood export value reached US$5.65 billion in the nine month period, up 21.6%. The US remains the leading import market for Vietnamese seafood exports, followed by Japan. In the past nine months, seafood exports to Japan, the Republic of Korea and China have increased sharply.
Wood and wooden exports saw 13.5% on-year to US$4.41 billion in the reviewed period.