Agro-forestry-fishery exports increase in four months

Seafood was the top export industry, bringing home US$2.2 billion, up 31 percent on an annual basis. The US topped the list, accounting for 25 percent of total exports.

Coffee, pepper, and timber products also experienced the same trend. Vietnam exported 826,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$1.65 billion, a rise of nearly 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively, with Germany and the US remaining the biggest importers.

However, key farm produce such as rice, rubber and tea suffered a considerable drop in both volume and value against 2013.

Rubber exports declined 18 percent by volume to 189,000 tonnes and 38 percent by value to US$378 million. China and Malaysia still topped the list, but consumption was on a downward trend compared to last year.

Meanwhile, rice exporters earned US$931 million from selling over two million tonnes, a respective reduction of 6.9 percent and 4.7 percent year-on-year. China was the largest importer, accounting for over 38 percent of market share, followed by the Philippines with 27 percent.

Last year, Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports climbed a marginal 0.7 percent year-on-year to US$27.5 billion.

 (Source: Nhandan Online)