Agro-forestry-fishery exports earn over US$2 billion in January

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, major farming produce shipped overseas brought home US$1.16 billion in revenue, up 2.8% year on year.  Rice exports saw the highest growth, with 495,000 tonnes sold at US$218 million. While overallexport turnover of agricultural produce rose, figures for forestry and fishery products followed the opposite trend. Aquacultural exports were approximately US$455 million, a decline of 8.8% from 2015. Forestry goods, meanwhile, recorded export revenue of almost US$520 million, decreasing 15.1% annually.  In 2015, agro-forestry-fishery export revenue amounted to US$30.45 billion, representing a mere 0.2% higher than that of 2014.