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Agro-forestry-fishery trade surplus up nearly 18%

In the first nine months of this year, Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery exports totalled 52.31 billion USD, a 14% increase year-on-year, with a surplus of 15.93 billion USD, up 17.6%.

Agro-forestry-fishery trade surplus up nearly 18%. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Agro-forestry-fishery trade surplus up nearly 18%. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery exports for September 2025 were estimated at 6.35 billion USD, up 11.8% from the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The ministry reported that in the first nine months of this year, the sector’s exports totalled 52.31 billion USD, a 14% increase year-on-year, with a surplus of 15.93 billion USD, up 17.6%.

Shipments of agricultural products fetched 28.51 billion USD, up 16.8%; livestock products 447.5 million USD, up 18.6%; aquatic exports 8.12 billion USD, up 12.3%; and forestry products 13.41 billion USD, up 7.4%.

Asia remained Vietnam’s largest export market, with a share of 43.9%, followed by the Americas (23%) and Europe (14.2%). Smaller markets include Africa (3%) and Oceania (1.3%). Compared to a year earlier, exports to Asia rose 4.1%, to the Americas by 11.4%, to Europe by 40.6%, to Africa by 91.6%, and to Oceania by 6.5%.

The top markets for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry, and fishery products are the US, China, and Japan.

Many items saw strong growth in the nine-month period, primarily due to rising export prices. Coffee was a standout, reaching 6.98 billion USD in export turnover, up 61.4%, with production increasing by 11.1%. The average price rose by 45.3%, reaching 5,658 USD per tonne. Pepper and cashew also saw strong growth, up 28.7% and 18.9%, respectively, thanks to higher prices. Pepper export volume reached 188,100 tonnes (1.27 billion USD), while cashew totalled 552,300 tonnes (3.75 billion USD).

Despite increased volume, rice and cassava experienced slow or negative value growth due to falling prices. Rice exports were valued at 3.55 billion USD, down 18.5% in value, with total volume remaining steady at 7 million tonnes. The average price fell 18.6% to 509 USD per tonne.

Fruits and seafood continued steady growth, with exports reaching 6.22 billion USD (up 10.3%) and 8.12 billion USD (up 12.3%), respectively.

Tea was the only commodity to see both a drop in volume and value. Exports fell 10.4% in volume to 11,000 tonnes, valued at 19.7 million USD, a 10.9% decrease./.

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