Agro-forestry-fishery exports rise 9.3 percent in nine months
Vietnam earned about 29.54 billion USD from agro-forestry-fishery exports between January and September, up 9.3 percent from the same period of 2017 and equivalent to 73 percent of this year’s target.
Despite natural disasters, the agricultural sector has fulfilled many targets so far this year (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam earned about 29.54billion USD from agro-forestry-fishery exports between January and September,up 9.3 percent from the same period of 2017 and equivalent to 73 percent ofthis year’s target.
At a press conference on September 28, DeputyMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan said althoughnatural disasters have greatly influenced agricultural, forestry andaquacultural production, the sector has fulfilled many targets with resultshigher than in the previous years, especially in terms of growth and exportrevenue.
In the reviewed period, agro-forestry-fisheryproduction value grew by 3.81 – 3.82 percent year on year. Meanwhile, GDP inthe sector is estimated to increase by 3.5 – 3.6 percent.
Major contributors to the expansion arefisheries (up 6.46 percent), forestry (6 percent), cultivation (3 percent) andanimal husbandry (2.41 percent).
Surges in value and output were recorded inrice, fruits and vegetables, export poultry meat, tra fish, and timber and woodproducts.
Deputy Minister Tuan said the sector will presson with agricultural restructuring in the coming time. In October, it willboost the output, value and export turnover of the products with rising demandand good markets so as to help achieve the targets set for 2018. –VNA
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Despite natural disasters, the agricultural sector has fulfilled many targets so far this year (Photo: VNA) 
