The agricultural sector in the second half of this year will focus on the development of commodities that have potential in production and export growth such as seafood and forestry products.
Viet Nam’s seafood export turnover in November reached US$852 million, raising the total value in 11 months to $8.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 per cent.
Seafood exports are expected to increase by 5 per cent this year to around US7.5 billion despite many possible hurdles, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).
The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a goal of US$7.1 billion in seafood export revenues this year, about the same as the 2016 exports.
The country''s seafood exports are expected to reach US$7 billion this
year, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 per cent, according to the Viet Nam
Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).
Russia has lifted a ban on seafood products from three more Vietnamese
companies, raising the number of Vietnamese companies allowed to export
seafood products to the European country to 10.
Southern Bac Lieu Province earned US$294 million from seafood exports
in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 8 per cent,
and equivalent to 83 per cent of its planned figure.