Agro-forestry-aquatic product exports rise by 19% in six months


Vietnam shipped some 29.2 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products abroad during the January-June period, a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The sector’s trade surplus during the six-month span surged 62.4% against the same time last year to around 8.28 billion USD. Seven products and groups of products posting an export turnover of over 1 billion USD each were coffee, rubber, rice, fruits and vegetables, cashew nuts, shrimp, wood and wooden products.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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