Vietnam aims to produce 1.7 million tonnes of commercial tra fish and earn US$2 billion from exporting the products in 2024, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - 2023 proved to be a difficult year for Vietnamese seafood industry due to global high inflation, the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict, and instability in the Middle East, according to insiders.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic exports enjoyed a record trade surplus of US$12.07 billion in 2023, surging by 43.7%, and accounting for over 42.5% of the country's total trade surplus, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 29.

VOV.VN - Seafood exports this year are estimated to reach approximately US$9.2 billion, meeting 92% of the set plan of US$10 billion for the year, with this figure rising to US$9.5 billion ahead in 2024, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Ships 8004 and 8002 of the Vietnam Coast Guard left a port in Hai Phong city on November 27 for a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin.

Vietnam ran a surplus of US$9.3 billion in agro-forestry-fishery trade during January – October, up 26.2% from the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Among the three markets that purchase the most agricultural products from the nation, China currently takes the top spot with US$8.7 billion during the initial nine months of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic exports reached US$38.48 billion in the past nine months of the year, of which exports to China accounted for up to 22.1%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Tam Hai island commune in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam, which owns the strongest fishing boat fleet in Quang Nam, has seen a considerable change in local fishermen’s awareness of fisheries regulations and the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing thanks to effective communications efforts of local authorities.

The agro-forestry-fisheries sector posted a trade surplus of US$8.04 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 22.5% annually, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).