Agro-forestry-fishery exports hit US$27 billion in nine months
Export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products reached US$3.04 billion in September, bringing the nine-month figure to nearly US$27 billion, up 14.1% year-on-year.
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, export earnings from farm produce in the January-September period were estimated at US$14.38 billion, up 17.7% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, aquatic and forestry products raked in US$5.91 billion and US$5.78 billion, representing respective year-on-year increases of 18.1% and 10.6%.
Vietnam exported 466,000 tonnes of rice worth US$210 million in September, raising the nine-month volume and value to 4.57 million tonnes and US$2.02 billion, up 20.8% and 18.6%, respectively.
China remained the biggest importer of rice from Vietnam, accounting for 38.8%.
The country earned US$201 million from shipping abroad 86,000 tonnes of coffee in September. The nine-month volume and value were 1.11 million tonnes and US$2.54 billion, down 20.7% in volume but up 1% in value.
Rubber exports hit 174,000 tonnes worth US$279 million in September, raising the nine-month figures to 979,000 tonnes and US$1.66 billion, up 13.3% and 52.7% year on year, respectively.
The shipment of cashew nuts surged to 32,000 tonnes, worth US$320 million in September. The total volume shipped abroad in the first nine months reached 257,000 tonnes worth US$2.55 billion, falling 0.2% in volume, yet gaining 25% in value from the same period of 2016.
Tea exports were estimated at 103,000 tonnes with a value of US$165 million in the reviewed period, up 12.6% and 11.9%, respectively.
Vietnam shipped US$2.64 billion worth of vegetables and fruits in the first nine months of 2017, up 44.2% year on year. China, Japan, the US and the Republic of Korea were the four leading importers of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits, accounting for a combined total of 85% of the export value.
Pepper exports were estimated at 181,000 tonnes in nine months, bringing home US$966 million. The figures represented a 23% rise in volume but a 19% drop in value.
The ministry also reported that Vietnam spent US$21.15 billion on importing agro-forestry-aquatic products, up 19% from the same period last year.
