Agriculture, forestry and fishery exports earn US$12 billion in five months

by VTV427 May 2016 Last updated at 05:47 AM

VTV.vn - The total turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery exports in the first five months of this year has been estimated at 12.18 billion US dollars.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery exports in the first five months of this year has been estimated at 12.18 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 4.9 percent.

In the reviewed period, rice exports were calculated to have hit over one billion US dollars for 2.35 million tonnes, up 1.2 percent in value compared with the same period last year. Other commodities such as cashews, coffee and rubber have also seen a surge over the five-month period. Meanwhile, seafood export turnover is estimated at 2.43 billion US dollars, up 1.1 percent year-on-year, while exports of key forestry products are forecast to bring home some 2.69 billion US dollars, representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.8 percent.

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