Despite the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, wood and wooden product exports still posted impressive growth due to the efforts of many businesses to apply advanced technology, develop new products, and make use of online marketing channels.

The target of Vietnam earning US$39 billion from garment and textile exports in 2021 is perfectly feasible, Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), has said.

The agricultural sector needs to focus on developing raw materials to reduce the dependence on imports as well as improve processing capacity, experts said.

The recent debut of the Vietnam-EU e-commerce platform (VEFTA) is expected to boost Vietnam’s exports to the EU market, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice exports recorded a sharp increase in the first half of March in comparison to the previous period from last year, with Thailand emerging as a key market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The shrimp exports of province in the Mekong Delta region have witnessed robust growth to the European market during the early months of the year, according to figures released by the Department of Industry and Trade of the Mekong Delta provinces.

Though the prices of Vietnamese 5% broken white rice fell US$20 per tonne in a week, most local rice exporters said the decline would make sales easier.

Vietnam exported US$10.61 billion worth of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first quarter of 2021, up 19.7% compared to the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 108,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth a total of US$634 million during the first quarter of the year, representing an increase of 13.2% in volume and a decline of 5.8% in value compared to the same period from the previous year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - China tops the list of 14 countries who made investments into the Vietnamese wood industry, with a total of 23 projects throughout 2020.