Despite numerous difficulties coming from the domestic and international situation, the agricultural sector has managed to achieve important targets, and it still persists in this year’s agro-forestry-fishery export target of US$50 billion as assigned by the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - Vietnam produced a trade surplus of US$3.96 billion during the first eight months of the year to gradually regain its pre-pandemic growth.

While Vietnam’s shrimp export was on downward trend in August, tra fish posted an impressive export growth, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 1.24 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.82 billion during the opening eight months of the year, representing increases 14.7% in volume and 39.6% in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported around 210,000 tonnes of rubber worth US$320 million in August, up 6.9% in volume and 0.3% in value against the previous month.

VOV.VN - With the global food price recently reaching its record high, there is a positive outlook ahead for rice exporters in Asia, including Vietnam, according to industry insiders.

The market for plant-based foods is surging globally after the pandemic, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese vegetarian food exporters, of which the UK is a promising market.

Though Vietnam has risen to one of the world’s top 20 ornamental fish exporters, the sector is still struggling to recover post-pandemic due to rising shipping costs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the United States and China in July fell by 54% and 17%, respectively, against the same period last year, according to data given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Import-export revenue of agro-forestry-aquatic products was estimated to reach US$66.2 billion in the first eight months of 2022, up 8.7% year on year, of which export turnover hit about US$36.3 billion, a year-on-year rise of 13.1%, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.