Agro-Forestry and Seafood Exports Keep Rising

Viet Nam’s agricultural, forestry and seafood export turnover in November reached US$2.4 billion, bringing the total export turnover in the recent 11 months to US$25 billion, posting a year-on-year increase of 9.9 percent. 

 

The agricultural export turnover attained US$13.6 billion, seafood US$5.6 billion and forestry US$4.4 billion.

 

The export of coffee, rubber, cashew and cassava saw sharply increases in terms of volume, standing at 42 percent, 32 percent, 26.4 percent and 56 percent respectively. 

 

Viet Nam still maintains the position as the largest cashew nuts exporter in the world. In November, the country exported 7,000 tons of cashew, worth US$53 million. The total export volume of this item is expected to achieve 110,000 tons, valuing US$750 million, down 8.9 percent in volume and up 6.1 percent in value.

 

Viet Nam pocketed US$3.4 billion from rice export in the 11 months with the turnover of 7.4 million tons.

 

The US is the largest importer of Viet Nam’s seafood, accounting for 19.6 percent, followed Japan 17.6 percent and the Republic of Korea 8.1 percent.

 

In term of timber and wood products, the export turnover in November reached US$430 million, raising the total value in 11 months to nearly US$4.2 billion, up 18.9 percent.

 

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