Vietnam earned US$1.62 billion from exporting fruits and vegetables in the first five months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 16.54%.

Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables export has seen impressive growth, bringing home foreign currencies over the past decade. 

Vietnam recorded a year-on-year rise of 9.7% in aquatic exports to US$3.12 billion in the first five months of 2018, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam’s total import-export value was estimated at US$182.8 billion in the first five months of this year, up 11.9% annually, said the General Department of Customs on May 30. 

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho earned an estimated US$618.5 million from exports in the first five months of this year, up 20% year on year. 

VOV.VN - After suffering a decline in April, Vietnam’s exports rebounded in May with most key products achieving strong growth and exports rising to US$19.2 billion in May, up 4.5% over April and 7.1% against the same period last year. 

Following China’s ban on import of plastic wastes, a lot of them are coming instead to Vietnam, but with consignees failing to claim shipments, the wastes are piling up at ports including those in Ho Chi Minh City.

The current conditions are all favorable for Vietnam to export rice: global demand is high while export prices are on the rise. However, the unstable domestic rice market still concerns exporters.

 The sugar industry needs to restructure to compete with rivals in other countries such as Thailand, according to the Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association. 

The export value of forest products from early this year until May 24 surpassed that of seafood products to become the leader in the agro, forests and seafood export group.