Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and aquatic products exports increase by nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2021

(De Volkskrant), according to statistics of Vietnam and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development show that the first quarter of 2021, Vietnam's agriculture, forestry, foodmate.
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87 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 18.
2%.

 

　　In March of this year, the export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached US$4.
12 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20% and a month-on-month increase of 57.
4%.
Among them, the export value of major agricultural products, forest products and aquatic products reached US$1.
75 billion, US$1.
52 billion and US$685 million.
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　　In the first quarter, the total export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 10.
61 billion U.
S.
dollars, a year-on-year increase of 19.
7%.
Among them, the export value of major agricultural products reached US$4.
59 billion, an increase of 10.
2%; the export value of major forest products reached US$3.
94 billion, an increase of 41.
6%; the export value of major aquatic products reached US$1.
69 billion, an increase of 3.
3%.

 

　　In the first quarter, products with higher export values ​​than the same period included rubber, tea, fruits and vegetables, cassava, shrimp, and various forest products.
Specifically, the export value of rubber reached US$721 million, an increase of 116%; the export value of tea reached US$41 million, an increase of 6.
2%; the export value of vegetables and fruits reached US$944 million, an increase of 6.
1%; the export value of shrimp reached 7.
73 Billion U.
S.
dollars, an increase of 8.
3%; the export value of timber and wood products reached 3.
7 billion U.
S.
dollars, an increase of 41.
5%.

 

　　Products with a downward trend in exports include coffee (export value reached 771 million US dollars, down 11.
3%), rice (export value reached 606 million US dollars, down 17.
4%), cashew nuts (export value reached 634 million US dollars, down 5.
8%), etc.
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　　For the export market, exports to the Asian market accounted for 54.
4%, the Americas accounted for 32.
2%, and Europe accounted for 11.
8%.
The export value of the four major export markets including the United States, China, Japan and South Korea all showed a significant growth trend, which were 45.
8%, 9.
5%, 3.
4% and 9.
5% respectively.
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