HCMC – Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery product exports reached US$15.66 billion within the first fourth months of the 12 months, down 13.3% over the year-ago interval.
In accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Growth, the nation’s exports of agro-forestry-fishery merchandise had been estimated at US$4.54 billion in April, down by US$1.2 million in comparison with the earlier month and eight.3% year-on-year.
Regardless of a plunge in export income from agro-forestry-fishery merchandise in January-April, the nation nonetheless loved a commerce surplus of VND2.51 billion within the interval.
Within the first 4 months, some commodities noticed export income greater than final 12 months, comparable to espresso at US$1.7 billion, up 2.5%, vegetables and fruit at US$1.39 billion, up 19.4%, and rice at US$1.56 billion, up 54.5%.
Different commodities dropped in export income, comparable to rubber at US$684.8 million, down 20.1%, pepper at US$325 million, down 10.2%, and shrimp at US$843 million, down 39.6%.
Within the 12 months to the top of April, whereas the nation’s exports to Asian markets rose by 2.7%, exports to the Americas, the EU, Africa and Oceania slid by 13-40%.
China, the U.S. and Japan remained the most important patrons of Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery merchandise.