Agro-forestry and fishery export pockets US $1.75 bil. in Sept

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According to the latest report of the MARD, from January to September, the export turnover expanded 22.3% against the same period last year.

Specifically, in the first nine months, agricultural products saw an export revenue of US $7.32 billion, up 21% and aqua-products US $3.47 billion, up 14.2%.

With 5.55 million tons of rice shipped to other countries in three quarters, Việt Nam pocketed US $2.56 billion, posting a 12% increase in terms of voluem and 14% higher in terms of value. Coffee, rubber, tea, cashew-nut and pepper are Việt Nam’s key agricultural exports after rice. 

Since the beginning of the year, forestry products and timber have enjoyed a relatively high export turnover of US $2.6 billion.

Việt Nam has also earned US $3.5 billion from shipping aquatic products to other markets like Japan (18.4%) and the US (18%)./.