Agro-forestry-fishery exports decline slightly since 2018

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports in February hit 1.93 billion USD, bringing the figure in the first two months of this year to 5.5 billion USD, a decrease of 1.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Agro-forestry-fishery exports decline slightly since 2018 ảnh 1Workers load rice sacks for exports (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’sagro-forestry-fishery exports in February hit 1.93 billion USD, bringing thefigure in the first two months of this year to 5.5 billion USD, a decrease of1.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD).

In the two months, the revenue of farmproduce exports stood at 2.71 billion USD, a drop of 10.1 percent; while thatof animal husbandry hit 77 million USD, down 7 percent.

Meanwhile, the country earned 1.11 billionUSD from aquatic products, a rise of 4.4 percent, and 1.5 billion USD fromforestry products, up 12.8 percent.

In February, Vietnam shipped 399,000 tonnesof rice abroad worth 169 million USD. Rice shipments in the first two monthsreached 837,000 tonnes with 364 million USD, up 1.1 percent in volume but down10.4 percent value against the same period last year.

The Philippines was the leading exportmarket of Vietnamese rice, accounting for 46.7 percent of the market share. Aworking delegation of the MARD is set to visit the country to bolster riceexports at some point in this year’s first quarter.

To bolster rice exports to China, the MARDhas instructed relevant agencies to review and assess the competence of 22exporting firms in accordance with an announcement of China’s GeneralAdministration of Customs, according to the Department of Plant Protection.

Vietnam exported 228,000 tonnes of rubberin the two-month period and earned 293 million USD, surging by 22.4 percent involume and 6.8 percent in value over the previous year.

Coffee shipments in February were estimatedat 143,000 tonnes worth 285 million USD, raising the figure to 326,000 tonnesworth 610 million USD in the year’s first two months, a year-on-year decline of7.5 percent in volume and 10.8 percent in value.

Meanwhile, the country exported 31,000tonnes of peppercorns in two months, raking in 92 million USD and increasing4.3 percent in volume but tumbling 20.4 percent in value.

In February, Vietnam imported 1.8 billionUSD worth of agro-forestry-fishery products, bringing the two-month figure to4.59 billion USD, increasing 3 percent year-on-year. –VNA  
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