Seafood processing for export at Cafatex Seafood Joint Stock Company ( Hau Giang ). (Photo by TRAN QUOC)
Specifically, agricultural exports reached US$7.46 billion, up 31.1%; forestry products US$3.61 billion, up 18.8%; aquatic products US$1.86 billion, up 1.9%; livestock US$113 million, up 4.8%; and production inputs US$481 million, up 8.3%. Four product categories had export values exceeding US$1 billion: wood US$2.32 billion (up 26.8%); fruits and vegetables US$1.23 billion (up 25.8%); rice US$1.37 billion (up 40% with a volume of 2.07 million tons, up 12%); and coffee US$1.9 billion (up 54.2% with a volume of 799,000 tons, up 44.4%). The average export price of some agricultural products increased, such as rice at US$661/ton, up 5%. Coffee is priced at $2,373 per ton, up 6.8%; rubber at $1,462 per ton, up 5.1%; and pepper at $4,153 per ton, up 35.6%.
Regarding markets, export values to all markets increased. Specifically, exports to Asia reached US$6.27 billion (up 16.6%); the Americas US$2.96 billion (up 27.2%); Europe US$1.85 billion (up 34.8%); Oceania US$188 million (up 22.9%); and Africa US$192 million (up 21.6%). China, the US, and Japan continued to be the three largest export markets for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products. Export value to China accounted for 20.2%, up 18.3%; the US accounted for 19.9%, up 28.3%; and Japan accounted for 7%, up 4.6%.
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