Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến has affirmed his confidence that Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports can reach the revenue target of US$55-56 billion this year.
In the four months, Việt Nam shipped abroad $10.44 billion worth of agricultural products, a year-on-year rise of 32.5 per cent $5.18 billion of forestry products, up 22.8 per cent and 2.68 billion of aquatic products, up 4.2 per cent.
Việt Nam is a major exporter of agricultural products, the majority of its agricultural production occurs on a small scale and is dispersed, posing challenges in bulk procurement of farm produce.
Agro-forestry-aquatic product exports were estimated at US$20.26 billion in the first five months of 2023, down 11.1 per cent year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Netherlands on Tuesday organised a virtual consultation on the export of agro-aquatic products to the European market.