AsemconnectVietnam - Wood and wood products, seafood, vegetables, rice, cashew nuts, etc. were the main export groups in the agricultural sector with impressive increases in August of this year.

In the agricultural sector, wood and wood products were the export commodity group with the largest turnover. In August alone, this product group earned 1.29 billion USD, an increase of 15.1% compared to the previous month.
The next were seafood reaching 859 million USD, up by 10.2%; cashew nuts reached 334 million USD, up by 9.7%; rice reached 546.4 million USD, up by 50.7%.
Most notable in the agricultural sector is vegetables and fruits. In August of this year, the export turnover of this product reached 464.47 million USD, an increase of 14.8% compared to the previous month. Overall, the figure of the first 8 months of the year reached 3.55 billion USD, up by 61.8% over the same period last year. It's only been 8 months but the turnover has already exceeded 2022 (last year the figure reached 3.36 billion USD).
In addition to vegetables and fruits, by the end of August, there were 6 commodity groups in the agricultural sector with a turnover of 1 billion USD or more, including: wood and wood products with 8.48 billion USD; seafood with 5.8 billion USD; rice reached 3.16 billion USD; coffee reached 2.96 billion USD; cashew nuts reached 2.28 billion USD; and rubber reached 1.62 billion USD.
The main export markets of the agricultural sector included the United States, China, EU, and Japan.
In 2023, the agricultural sector may reach the export target of 54 to 55 billion USD.
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Source: VITIC/ haiquanonline.com.vn