Agro-forestry-fishery exports up 10% in four months
Although the export value of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to the US in April decreased by 1.4% compared to the same period last year, the US remained the largest market in the first quarter, accounting for 20.5% of the total overseas shipments.
Workers process fish for export. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Hanoi (VNA)💧 – Vietnam’s export value of agro-forestry-fishery products reached 21.15 billion USD in the first four months of 2025, while imports stood at 15.97 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of 5.18 billion USD, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE).
Tran Gia Long, Deputy Director of the MAE’s Planning and Finance Department, said that agro-forestry-fishery exports totalled 21.15 billion USD during the reviewed period, rising 10.7% from a year earlier.
Many groups of commodities recorded export growth compared to the same period last year. Of these, revenue from agricultural products reached 11.6 billion USD, up 11.7% year-on-year; forestry products earned 5.56 billion USD, rising 11.2%; aquatic products brought home 3.09 billion USD, increasing 13.7%; livestock products totalled 178 million USD, a 16.8% rise; and input production materials 722 million USD, up 20%.
The agricultural sector is expanding its export markets. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
During the four months, six commodities recorded more than 1 billion USD in value, led by wood and wood products at 5.2 billion USD (up 5.8%), coffee at 3.78 billion USD (up 51.1%), and shrimp at 1.24 billion USD (up 28.4%). By contrast, rice exports fell 14.3% to 1.75 billion USD while fruit and vegetable shipments declined 14.2% to 1.62 billion USD.
Long emphasised that one positive sign in agro-forestry-fishery exports is the double-digit increase in the average export prices of several agricultural products. Specifically, prices of coffee averaged 5,698 USD per tonne, up 67.5%; rubber 1,935 USD per tonne, up 30.2%; pepper 6,893 USD per tonne, up 62.5%; and cashew nuts at 6,808 USD per tonne, up 27%.
However, some others saw a decline in export prices. The rice export price dropped 20% to 514 USD per tonne, while tea decreased 2.2% to 1,608 USD per tonne.
US remains largest export market
By region, exports to the Americas reached 4.83 billion USD (up 12.6%), Europe 3.48 billion USD (up 37.7%), and Africa 648 million USD (up 78.4%). Shipments to Asia fell 1.3% to 8.82 billion USD, and to Oceania down 2.6% to 263 million USD.
The US, China, and Japan remained the top three markets for Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products during the January–April period. Exports to the US rose 10.2%, accounting for 20.5% of the total; that to China fell 1.1%, representing 17.1%; and that to Japan increased 23.3%, making up 7.5%.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is drafting a project on developing a logistics system to improve the quality and competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products by 2030. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Imports of agro-forestry-fishery products were valued at 15.97 billion USD during the reviewed period, up 16.6% year-on-year. Of which, agricultural product imports stood at 10.17 billion USD (up 18.4%); livestock products 1.39 billion USD (up 27.8%); aquatic products 1.02 billion USD (up 29%); forestry products 943 million USD, (up 20.2%); salt 10.6 million USD, down 12.3%; and input production materials 2.44 billion USD, up 0.3%.
Regarding goods suppliers for Vietnam, imports from the Americas were estimated at over 3.99 billion USD (up 13.5%), Asia 4.7 billion USD (up 12.5%), Europe 665 million USD (up 11%), Africa 403 million USD (up 87.9%), and Oceania 556 million USD (up 2.1%).
The MoAE said it is coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other agencies to fine-tune policies and implement measures to boost the sale of agro-forestry-fishery products.
The ministry is also drafting a project on developing a logistics system to improve the quality and competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products by 2030. It is about to release an action plan to carry out the Government-assigned tasks on expanding markets for the products, particularly the rice industry. Additionally, it is compiling a report on recent developments in agricultural, forestry, and fishery trade between Vietnam and the US amid ongoing global fluctuations./.
Dang Ngoc Diep, Director of the Department of Planning and Finance under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, noted that despite mergers of units and personnel changes, the agriculture and environment sectors stayed well in the black for the first three months of this year.
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