AsemconnectVietnam - According to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in the first 5 months of 2025, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports increased by 15.1% compared to the same period of 2024.

Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports in May and the first 5 months of 2025
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery export turnover in May of 2025 was estimated at 6.28 billion USD, an increase of 19.6% compared to May of 2024; bringing the total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery in the first 5 months of 2025 to 28.04 billion USD, an increase of 15.1% compared to the same period of 2024.
In which, the export value of agricultural products reached 15.29 billion USD, an increase of 16.3%; the export value of livestock products reached 217.2 million USD, up by 11.7%; the export value of aquatic products reached 4.11 billion USD, up by 15.1%; the export value of forestry products reached 7.48 billion USD, up by 11.7%; the export value of inputs for production reached 938.7 million USD, up by 24.3%; the export value of salt reached 4.6 million USD, up by 2.4 times.
By region, Asia was the largest export market for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and aquatic products with a market share of 42%; the next largest markets were the Americas and Europe with market shares of 23% and 16.1%, respectively. The market shares of the two regions of Africa and Oceania were small, accounting for 3.3% and 1.3%, respectively.
Compared to the same period last year, the estimated export value of Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 5 months of 2025 to Asia increased by 1.8%; America increased by 17.2%; Europe increased by 46.8%; Africa increased by 94.1%; and Oceania increased by 4.6%.
In terms of detailed markets, the United States with a market share of 20.5%, China with a market share of 17.3%, and Japan with a market share of 7.3%, are the three largest export markets for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products. Compared to the same period last year, the estimated export value of Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 5 months of 2025 to the United States market increased by 14.1%, China decreased by 0.2%, and Japan increased by 25.9%.
Measures to facilitate the export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the coming time
According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien, in the coming time, the Ministry will focus on developing domestic consumption and export markets.
The Ministry will also continue to handle market issues to facilitate the exports of agricultural and fishery products to several markets, such as China, the United States, Japan, the EU; open new markets with great potential such as: Halal Islamic countries, the Middle East, Africa...; as well as take advantage of incentives from new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs), especially the CPTPP and EVFTA to boost the export of key agricultural, forestry and fishery products, support businesses in signing new export orders.
In addition, we will continue to monitor and grasp the situation of prices and supply of essential food and foodstuffs; coordinate with localities to support connections, promote processing and consumption of agricultural products; organize information, market regulations and consumer tastes, connect consumption through the system of trade and agricultural counselors in markets, domestic retail distribution chains, e-commerce platforms for agricultural products in the harvest season, especially some main-season products such as lychee, longan, durian, and OCOP products.
In order to promote the production and export of agricultural products, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 79/CD-TTg dated May 31, 2025, requesting ministries, branches and localities to proactively and flexibly deploy appropriate and effective measures to support the production, processing, consumption and export of agricultural products. For the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the key task is to strengthen trade promotion, organize connection activities, agricultural fairs, and promote domestic and international products. In particular, it is necessary to coordinate distribution systems to prioritize the consumption of local agricultural products during the harvest season such as durian, lychee, longan, dragon fruit, etc. This is also an activity identified by the Ministry of Industry and Trade as a focus for implementation in the coming time.
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Source: VITIC/congthuong.vn/haiquanonline.com.vn