Hanoi (VNA) - The trade surplus of the agro-forestry-fishery sector in the first nine months of this year hit 13.86 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 71.2%.
According to the report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total agro-forestry-fishery export turnover in January-September reached 46.28 billion USD, up 21% compared the same period last year. Of which, agricultural shipments fetched 24.85 billion USD, up 27.7% year-on-year; forestry products 12.46 billion USD, up 20.3%; fishery products 7.23 billion USD, up 9.5%; and livestock 376 million USD, up 3.8%.
The export turnover of key products in the industry was higher than the same period last year. For example, wood and wood products hit 11.66 billion USD, up 21.3%; coffee 4.37 billion USD, up 39.6% despite a 10.5% decrease in volume; rice 4.37 billion USD, up 23.5%; cashew nuts 3.17 billion USD, up 22.5%; fruits and vegetables 5.87 billion USD, up 39.4%; shrimp 2.79 billion USD, up 10.5%; tra fish 1.36 billion USD, up 7.8%; and pepper 1 billion USD, up 46.9%.
The average export price of some key products peaked, with coffee up 56%, reaching 3,897 USD per tonne; followed by pepper at 4,941 USD per tonne, an increase of 49.2%; rubber at 19%; and rice at 13.1%.
In the first nine months, exports to Asia went up 17.4% year-on-year, America ♍up 26.1%, Europe up 34.6%, and Oceania up 16.1%; while a decrease of 0.3% was seen in shipme🐬nts to Africa. The US, China, and Japan continued to be the three largest export markets, with the US accounting for the highest proportion at 21.6%, followed by China 20.8% and Japan 6.6%.
Meanwhile, the import turnover of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in the first nine months reached 32.42 billion USD, up 7.5% year-on-year. Of which, agricultural product imports hit 19.95 billion USD, up 7.6%; livestock products 2.8 billion USD, up 9.2%; fishery products 1.89 billion USD, down 2.5%; forestry products 2.09 billion USD, up 25.7%; production inputs 5.67 billion USD, up 4.6%; and salt 26 million USD, down 21.8%.
The imports from Asia were valued at 9.4 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 10.2%; from America 7.99 billion USD, up 13.9%; from Oceania, 1.3 billion USD, down 39.4%; from Europe, 1.5 billion USD, up 22.4%; and from Africa, 1.3 billion USD, down 12.2%. In September alone, the agro-forestry-fisheries export turnover hit 5.85 billion USD, a 31% increase from a year ago.
Specifically, the export of key agricultural products earned 3.41 billion USD, up 50.9%; forestry products 1.33 billion USD, up 11%; aquatic products 920 million USD, up 13.4%; and livestock 46.1 million USD, up 19.1%.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will continue to address market issues to facilitate the export of agricultural and fishery products. It will implement programmes to boost export♒s to markets such as China, the US, Japan, and the EU, while entering new markets with significant potential, including Muslim countries, the Middle East, and Africa.
