HCMC – Vietnam’s exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products totaled US$9.38 billion in the first two months of this year, up by 8.3% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
In February alone, exports in these sectors reached US$4.4 billion, a 37.2% year-on-year surge.
During the two-month period, agricultural products brought in US$4.89 billion, up by 4.5%, while livestock exports rose 4% to US$72.2 million.
Seafood exports totaled US$1.42 billion, an increase of 18.6%, while forestry products expanded by 11.9% to US$2.68 billion. Salt exports doubled in value to US$1.4 million.
By region, Asia remained Vietnam’s largest export market, accounting for 42.2% of total agro-forestry-fishery exports. The Americas and Europe followed, with respective market share of 24.2% and 15.5%. Africa and Oceania held smaller shares, at 2.9% and 1.4%, respectively.
Among key markets, exports to the United States rose by 18.9%, while shipments to China declined by 4.3%. Exports to Japan showed a strong increase of 19.1%.
For individual commodities, coffee exports reached 284,000 tons, worth US$1.58 billion, a 28.4% drop in volume but a 26.2% increase in value due to rising prices. Germany, Italy, and Japan were the top buyers.
Rice exports totaled 1.1 million tons, valued at US$613 million, a 5.9% increase in volume but a 13.6% decline in value. The average export price stood at US$553.6 per ton, down by 18.3% year-on-year. The Philippines remained Vietnam’s largest rice importer, accounting for 38.6% of total exports.
The country obtained US$724.5 million from fruit and vegetable exports, down by 11% compared to the previous year. China was the dominant buyer, accounting for 46.5% of Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports, followed by the U.S. (8.3%) and Thailand (5.3%).
