Agro-forestry-fishery exports reach US$26.4 billion
The export value of agro-forestry-fishery products in the first ten months of this year reached US$26.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In October alone, the export value is estimated at US$2.75 billion.
The country earned US$164 million from the shipment of 368,000 tonnes of rice in October, bringing the total value and volume of the key staple for ten months to US$1.9 million and 4.2 million tonnes, respectively.
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During the January-October period, coffee exports US$ 2.76 billion from 1.5 million tonnes, up 25.4% in value and 40.2% in volume.
Exports of pepper reached US$1.29 billion from 159,000 tonnes, while cashew brought home US$2.33 billion.
Seafood exports saw a year-on-year increase of 5.9% to US$5.7 billion while forestry products fetched US$5.8 billion, up 0.1%.
