Seafood, agro-forestry exports drop 14% in January
Vietnam earned an estimated US$1.95 billion from exports of agro-forestry-fishery products in January, a year-on-year decline of 13.8%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Of the figure, farm produce exports were valued at US$859 million, down 11.8%, while exports of seafood saw a decrease of 25.6% to US$412 million and forestry product export generated US$520 million, down 8.2%.
Export items saw an increase included tea, cashew nuts, cassava and cassava products.
In January, Vietnam shipped abroad 9,000 tonnes of tea, raking in US$17 million, up 1.4% in volume and 5.7% in value year on year.
Meanwhile, cashew nuts brought home US$29 million from 18,000 tonnes, representing respective year-on-year increases of 16% and 20%.
However, rice exports generated US$152 million, a year-on-year decrease of 12.7% for a volume of 312,000 tonnes, down 14.5%.
Coffee exports were US$202 million, down 23.6% in the reviewed period.
Export items saw an increase included tea, cashew nuts, cassava and cassava products.
In January, Vietnam shipped abroad 9,000 tonnes of tea, raking in US$17 million, up 1.4% in volume and 5.7% in value year on year.
Meanwhile, cashew nuts brought home US$29 million from 18,000 tonnes, representing respective year-on-year increases of 16% and 20%.
However, rice exports generated US$152 million, a year-on-year decrease of 12.7% for a volume of 312,000 tonnes, down 14.5%.
Coffee exports were US$202 million, down 23.6% in the reviewed period.