Vietnam’s wood industry has recorded positive signs with significant increases in the export of key products despite ongoing global economic uncertainties, according to the Q3 meeting on wood processing and export held in the southern province of Binh Duong on August 9.

Coffee export turnover to most traditional markets has increased sharply since the beginning of the year.

Vietnam is the eighth largest tea exporter in the world, earning US$135 million from tea exports in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 34.8% over the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported more than 8,000 tonnes of pepper to China during the opening seven months of the year, representing a sharp fall of 84.6% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

The export of mollusks and other aquatic products is forecast to remain on the rise in the rest of 2024.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the United States in the second quarter of the year reached US$182 million, down 7% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Trade turnover between Vietnam and the Philippines is likely to reach between US$8.1 billion and US$8.3 billion this year, up between 3.9% and 6.4% on-year, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

Vietnam’s pepper export earnings surged by 40.8% year-on-year to US$764.2 million in the first seven months of this year, despite a slight decline of 2.2% in export volume, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

Despite facing many difficulties and competition from many countries, Vietnamese shrimp exporters have proactive strategies to maintain exports by shifting export markets to avoid dependence on traditional import markets.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) proposed establishing the National Rice Council to address rice-related issues at a working session in Hanoi on August 6.