Agro-forestry-fishery exports hit 7.6 billion USD in Q1
The export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 7.6 billion USD in the first three months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.
Hanoi (VNA) - The export value ofagricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 7.6 billion USD in thefirst three months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.
In March alone, the earnings from these productswere estimated at 2.9 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development.
The increase was buoyed by a year-on-year surge of 13 percent inthe export value of wood and wood products in the first quarter to 1.7 billionUSD, with 649 million USD earned in March.
Aquatic product exports in the period grew by 3.6 percent from thesame period of 2016, to 1.5 billion USD, including 537 million USD in March.
Meanwhile, rice exports dropped 18.1 percent in volume and 17.3percent in value year- on-year, to 1.28 million tonnes and 566 million USD. InMarch alone, Vietnam exported 542,000 tonnes of rice for 251 million USD.
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, theimport value of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first quarter wasestimated at 6.01 billion USD, up 14.3 percent year on year, including 1.96billion USD worth of products imported in March.
The value of agro-forestry-aquatic production enjoyed ayear-on-year increase of 1.98 percent in the first quarter, of which theagricultural sector up 1.41 percent, forestry 5.04 percent, and fishery 3.59percent.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
