Vietnam shipped 209 million USD worth of vegetables and fruits in October (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Export turnover of
agro-forestry-aquatic products is expected to reach 2.74 billion USD in October,
bringing the ten-month figure to nearly 29.76 billion USD, up 12.7 percent
year-on-year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development, export earnings from farm produce in the January-October period are
estimated at 15.62 billion USD, up 15.2 percent year-on-year.
Meanwhile, the shipment of aquatic and forestry products are
expected to hit 6.73 billion USD and 6.44 billion USD, representing respective
year-on-year increases of 17.6 percent and 9.9 percent.
Vietnam’s rice exports in October are expected to reach 430,000
tonnes worth 206 million USD, raising the ten-month volume and value to 5.05
million tonnes and 2.25 billion USD, up 22.3 percent and 21.1 percent,
respectively. The average rice export prices of the nine months were 442.3 USD
per tonnes, falling 1.6 percent from the same period of 2016.
Strong export price increases were seen in coffee, cashew, and
rubber. The country hopes to earn 1.77 billion USD from shipping abroad 1.05
million tonnes of rubber in the 10-month period, up 5.7 percent in volume and
40.6 percent in value year on year.
Cashew exports hit 289,000 tonnes worth 2.87 billion USD, falling
0.4 percent in volume, yet raising 23.1 percent in value.
Meanwhile, shipment of coffee is estimated at 1.17 million
tonnes to pocket 2.69 billion USD, dropping 2.5 percent.
The exports of pepper is estimated at 192,000 tonnes, worth
1.02 billion USD in the reviewed time, up 20.7 percent in volume, yet reducing
by 21 percent in value year on year.
Vietnam shipped 209 million USD worth of vegetables and
fruits in October, raising the figure of the first ten months to 2.84 billion
USD, up 41.2 percent year on year.
China, Japan, the US and the Republic of Korea were the four
leading importers of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits.
The ministry also reported that Vietnam spent around 1.86
billion USD importing agro-forestry-aquatic products in October, raising the
total Jan-Oct import value to 22.93 billion USD, up 14.3 percent from the same
period last year.-VNA