Viet Nam’s agricultural, forestry and seafood export turnover in November reached US$2.4 billion, bringing the total export turnover in the recent 11 months to US$25 billion, posting a year-on-year increase of 9.9%.
The agricultural export turnover attained US$13.6 billion, seafood US$5.6 billion and forestry US$4.4 billion.
The export of coffee, rubber, cashew and cassava saw sharply increases in terms of volume, standing at 42%, 32%, 26.4% and 56% respectively.
Viet Nam still maintains the position as the largest cashew nuts exporter in the world. In November, the country exported 7,000 tons of cashew, worth US$53 million. The total export volume of this item is expected to achieve 110,000 tons, valuing US$750 million, down 8.9% in volume and up 6.1% in value.
Viet Nam pocketed US$3.4 billion from rice export in the 11 months with the turnover of 7.4 million tons.
The US is the largest importer of Viet Nam’s seafood, accounting for 19.6%, followed Japan 17.6% and the Republic of Korea 8.1%.
In term of timber and wood products, the export turnover in November reached US$430 million, raising the total value in 11 months to nearly US$4.2 billion, up 18.9%.
Source: VGP News
