AsemconnectVietnam - Agriculture: The area of winter rice cultivation in 2023 is estimated to reach 1,544.5 thousand hectares, equal to 99.5% of the previous year's crop.

As of mid-October, the whole country harvested 1,028.3 thousand hectares of winter rice, accounting for 66.6% of the cultivated area and equal to 106.9% of the same period last year, of which: Northern localities harvested 699.2 thousand hectares, accounting for 69.5% and equal to 116%; Southern localities harvested 329.1 thousand hectares, accounting for 61.1% and equal to 91.6%.
Localities across the country completed summer-autumn rice production with an estimated harvest area of 1,912.8 thousand hectares, down 1.9 thousand hectares compared to the summer-autumn crop in 2022. Productivity is estimated at 57.6 tons/ha, an increase of 0.1 tons/ha. Output reached 11 million tonnes, an increase of 173 thousand tonnes.
By mid-October, the Mekong Delta region had cultivated 692.9 thousand hectares of autumn-winter rice, equal to 106.9% of the same period last year. To date, the harvested area is estimated at 247 thousand hectares, accounting for 35.6% of the cultivated area and equal to 88%.
Due to favorable weather, northern localities are taking advantage of planting vegetables and winter crops, so this year's winter crop planting progress is faster than the same period last year.
Forestry: The area of newly planted forests nationwide in October 2023 is estimated to reach 31.3 thousand hectares, down 5.6% over the same period last year. In the first 10 months of 2023, the area of newly concentrated planted forests is estimated to reach 229.3 thousand hectares, down 0.8% over the same period last year. The number of scattered forestry trees reached 83.7 million trees, an increase of 4.7%. Timber output reached 16.2 million m3, an increase of 3.2%.
Damaged forest area was 1,662.8 hectares, an increase of 68.1%, of which the area of cut and destroyed forest was 983.2 hectares, an increase of 2.1%. The burned forest area was 679.6 hectares, 25.7 times higher.
Seafood: October aquatic product output is estimated at 848.5 thousand tonnes, up 3.0% over the same period last year, of which aquaculture output is estimated at 544.4 thousand tonnes, up 4.5%. Fishery output reached 304.1 thousand tonnes, an increase of 0.5%. In the first 10 months of 2023, seafood production is estimated to reach 7,645.2 thousand tonnes, up 2.2% over the same period last year, including: Fish reaching 5,455.9 thousand tonnes, up 1.9%; shrimp reached 1,091.4 thousand tonnes, an increase of 4.4%. Other aquatic products reached 1,097.9 thousand tonnes, an increase of 1.7%.
T.Huong
Source: Vitic/Gso.gov.vn/