Farm product exports gross US$20.26 billion in five months
VGP - The total export and import value of Viet Nam’s agro-forestry-aquatic products hit US$36.96 billion in the first five months of the year, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The above total includes US$20.26 billion in export revenue, a year-on-year decrease of 11.
So far this year, the nation has grossed US$7.11 billion in trade surplus in trading products from the sectors of agriculture, forestry, and fishery.
During the five-month period, shipments of key agricultural products totaled more than US$10.3 billion, up 9.9 percent.
Elsewhere, aquatic exports saw a decrease of 25.9 percent to reach US$3.47 billion, whilst forestry exports also reduced by 26.8 percent to nearly US$5.52 billion during the reviewed period. In contrast, animal products rose by 34.5 percent to US$190 million.
Farm product exports to Asia stood at US$9.73 billion, up 2.3 percent; America US$4.42 billion, down 34.6 percent; Europe US$2.42 billion, down 13.2 percent; Africa US$327 million, down 5.6 percent and Oceania US$280 million, down 28 percent.
China, the U.S. and Japan remained the country's biggest buyers, accounting for 20.4 percent, 19.8 percent and 7.8 percent of the total export value./.
