The H1 report of Vietnam’s Agriculture Ministry showed that despite the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the nation’s farm produce exports still exceeded the plan. In H1, Vietnam’s exported $24.23 billion worth of farm produce, an increase of 28.2 percent over the same period 2020. Of this, the export of major produce brought turnover of $10.4 billion, up by 13.3 percent, seafood exports $4.05 billion, forestry products $8.7 billion, up by 61.5 percent.
The US has become the biggest client of Vietnam, consuming $6.7 billion worth of products, up by 60 percent, or 27.9 percent of Vietnam’s farm produce export value, followed by China, consuming $.475 billion, up by 32.1 percent, or 19.6 percent of total export value.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said Vietnam’s farm produce exports increased thanks to the efforts to open new markets such as Peru and Australia, and the proactive research, prediction and exploitation of FTAs. The cooperation with embassies and commercial affairs divisions in key target markets of Japan, South Korea, the US, EU and China to exchange and provide information was also helpful in defining timely solutions.
Relevant agencies created most favorable conditions for Chinese businesses to enter Vietnam, and negotiate with Vietnamese businesses and collect litchis. They also negotiated with other countries to connect and promote fruit and seafood exports to China, Thailand the EU.
Source: vietnamnet.vn