Vietnam raked in an estimated US$6.42 billion from forestry product exports in the first half of 2023, down 28.8% year on year, according to the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports raked in US$2 billion during the first half of the year, with this being considered a bright spot in terms of farm produce exports during the reviewed period, according to figures given by the General Department of Customs.

The fertiliser export market declined in both volume and price in the first six months of this year.

Despite a downward trend in aquatic product exports in the first half of 2023, the lower pace of month-on-month decline is giving hopes for a recovery in the remaining months of this year.

VOV.VN - During the first half of 2023, five Vietnamese commodities raked in more than US$10 billion each in export earnings, making up 57.8% of the country’s export value.

Several measures have been recommended to help Vietnamese exporters cope with dwindling demand in many markets around the world.

Vietnam remained the biggest rice provider of the Philippines in the first five months of this year with turnover of US$772.4 million, surging 31.1% year-on-year.

The export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be equivalent to the figure in the same period last year, and is likely to see positive growth in the fourth quarter, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports during the first half of the year surged by 55.4% to US$2.4 billion compared to last year’s figure of more than US$3.3 billion, equivalent to an increase in turnover of US$851 million, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The first batch of fresh lychee has arrived in the US, opening up big opportunities for the specialty and other Vietnamese fruits to conquer the demanding market.