Agro-forestry-fishery enjoys 7.25 billion USD trade surplus in nine months
Vietnam ran a surplus of 7.25 billion USD in agro-forestry-fishery trade in January-September, 15.7 percent higher than the same period last year, the latest updates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed.
Vietnam ran a surplus of 7.25 billion USD in agro-forestry-fishery trade in January-September. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam ran a surplus of7.25 billion USD in agro-forestry-fishery trade in January-September, 15.7percent higher than the same period last year, the latest updates of theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed.
Agro-forestry-fishery exports totaled nearly 30.05 billion USD in the firstnine months of this year, representing a rise of 1.6 percent over the sameperiod last year while the country imported farming products worth 22.8 billionUSD, a fall of 2.2 percent.
The US remained the largest export market of Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products with a revenue of morethan 7.5 billion USD in January-August, a year-on-year increase of 19.3percent.
China came second with revenue of 7.24 billion USD, a drop of 7.7 percent.
Agro-forestry-fishery exports to the ASEAN market expanded 4.6 percent to reach2.93 billion USD, up 4.6 percent, while the export value to the EU reached around 2.83 billionUSD, down 0.6 percent.
In September alone, export revenue inched up 3.8 percent month-on-month to hit3.8 billion USD, marking the highest level over the past nine months.
The ministry warned of variousdifficulties facing the sector in the time ahead, especially given new developments ofCOVID-19, and suggested greater efforts to mitigate natural disasters and promote production, animal and plant disease control and trade./.
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Vietnam ran a surplus of 7.25 billion USD in agro-forestry-fishery trade in January-September. (Photo: VNA) 
