Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports rise 7.8 pct in first 10 months

HANOI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's export turnover of agro-forestry-fishery products was estimated at 62.891 billion U.S. dollars in the first ten months of 2026, up 7.8 percent year on year and equivalent to 84.7 percent of the full-year target, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.

Farmers harvest rice crop on the paddy field in Vi Thuy district, Mekong Delta's Hau Giang province, Vietnam, March 25, 2022. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)

The figures were released at a meeting on the sector's production, consumption and import-export activities held the same day.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the sector's import turnover reached 44.287 billion U.S. dollars during the period, up 9.2 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of approximately 18.6 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.7 percent.

Forestry products remained the largest contributor to the trade surplus, the report said.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said that with the current growth momentum, Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports are projected to exceed 74 billion U.S. dollars in 2026, contributing positively to the country's overall economic growth.