Agro-forestry, seafood exports climbs 25 percent
Vietnam earned more than 1.4 billion
USD from agro-forestry and seafood exports in February, bringing the
total value of this commodity group in the first two months of the year
to over 2.8 billion USD.
Vietnam earned more than 1.4 billion
USD from agro-forestry and seafood exports in February, bringing the
total value of this commodity group in the first two months of the year
to over 2.8 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of nearly 25 percent.
In the first two months, the export value of farm products increased 11 percent to nearly 1.5 billion, seafood went up more than 41 percent to 628 million USD, and forest products rose almost 60 percent to 617 million USD.
Rubber, pepper, cashew nuts and tea continued to be Vietnam ’s breadwinners posting high growth rates in both volume and value.
The country earned 241 million USD from exporting 98,000 tonnes of rubber, year-on-year increases of 136 percent in value and 29 percent in volume.
Meanwhile, pepper, cashew nuts and tea posted year-on-year increases of 10-47 percent in volume and 32-58.6 percent in value.
The volume and value of rice and coffee fell in the first two months. The nation exported 764,000 tonnes of rice for 411 million USD, year-on-year drops of nearly 27 percent in volume and 12.5 percent in value. Coffee decreased in volume by 3 percent, with only 280,000 tonnes sold and an 11 percent in value to 394 million USD.
According to the Hydro-meteorology Agency’s forecast, the Central Highlands – home of Vietnam ’s coffee sector – may experience scorching weather and drought in the coming time resulting in sharp reduction in Vietnam ’s coffee output this harvest.
Vietnam expects to earn 16 billion USD from agro-forestry and seafood exports this year compared with last year’s revenues of 15.4 billion USD./.
In the first two months, the export value of farm products increased 11 percent to nearly 1.5 billion, seafood went up more than 41 percent to 628 million USD, and forest products rose almost 60 percent to 617 million USD.
Rubber, pepper, cashew nuts and tea continued to be Vietnam ’s breadwinners posting high growth rates in both volume and value.
The country earned 241 million USD from exporting 98,000 tonnes of rubber, year-on-year increases of 136 percent in value and 29 percent in volume.
Meanwhile, pepper, cashew nuts and tea posted year-on-year increases of 10-47 percent in volume and 32-58.6 percent in value.
The volume and value of rice and coffee fell in the first two months. The nation exported 764,000 tonnes of rice for 411 million USD, year-on-year drops of nearly 27 percent in volume and 12.5 percent in value. Coffee decreased in volume by 3 percent, with only 280,000 tonnes sold and an 11 percent in value to 394 million USD.
According to the Hydro-meteorology Agency’s forecast, the Central Highlands – home of Vietnam ’s coffee sector – may experience scorching weather and drought in the coming time resulting in sharp reduction in Vietnam ’s coffee output this harvest.
Vietnam expects to earn 16 billion USD from agro-forestry and seafood exports this year compared with last year’s revenues of 15.4 billion USD./.
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