Hanoi (VNA) – The export turnoverof agriculture, forestry and aquaculture in January is estimated at 2.54billion USD, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4 percent, according to the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development.
Of which, aquatic products earned 518 millionUSD, down 5 percent against the same period last year, while major forestryproducts brought home 652 million USD, up 2.1 percent year-on-year.
Vietnam exported about 325 tonnes of rice worth136 million USD in the review period, a year-on-year decreases of 32 percent inquality and 35.1 percent in value, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, 127,000 tonnes of coffee were shippedabroad in January for 287 million USD, down 25.5 percent in volume and 3.6percent in value against the same period last year.
Strong tumbles were recorded in the export valueof other farm products such as tea, cashew nut, pepper, and cassava.
The country earned 16 million USD from exporting11,000 tonnes of tea in the period, reducing by 3.6 percent in volume and 8.6percent in value compared to those in January last year.
The export of cashew nut saw decreases of 20percent and 4.4 percent in terms of volume and value, respectively.
Rubber was the only product maintaining stableexport growth, with 193 million USD earned from shipments of 102,000 tonnes, up84.8 percent in value and 10.5 percent in volume from the same periodlast year.-VNA
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