Viet Nam’s export value of wood and wood products reached US$1.53 billion in the first two months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.1 per cent.
Last year was a successful year for the wood industry, with the export value of wood products reaching US$8.9 billion, up 14.5 percent from the previous year.
The domestic forestry sector expects to reach a total export value of
wood and forestry products at US$9.5 billion in 2020, according to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Viet Nam gained growth in the export value of wood in the first five
months of this year, raising expectations of reaching the yearly export
value target in this field.
Export value of wood and timber products in the first two months of
2014 increased 8.4 per cent to US$796 million, according to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development.