AsemconnectVietnam - To complete the annual agricultural, forestry and fishery export target of 65 billion USD, the export turnover in the last 5 months of the year needs to reach over 25 billion USD.

The agricultural sector is activating the export of many key products.
According to Mr. Ngo Hong Phong, Director of the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), the export results of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 7 months of 2025 showed that in the key product sector, the key product group grew well. First is coffee, with outstanding growth with an export turnover of 5.9 billion USD, up by 65.1% thanks to the high average export price of coffee (over 5,600 USD/tonne, up by 53.5% over the same period).
Along with coffee, shrimp exports reached 2.5 billion USD, up by 23.2% and pepper reached 981 million USD, up by 28.5%. These were two items with good growth thanks to efforts to accelerate export orders in the second quarter.
According to Mr. Ngo Hong Phong's analysis, most of the fruit items with large export values decreased in the Chinese market such as durian reached 725 million USD, down by 42.5%; dragon fruit reached 280 million USD, down by 0.6%; jackfruit 122 million USD, down by 26.6%; mango 105 million USD, down by 5%; except banana 232 million USD, up by 6.4%.
Fruit exports to the Chinese market in the first months of the year decreased sharply due to strict inspection measures and although there have been more positive signals in recent months, the growth rate is not high.
Along with that, the value of rice export turnover tends to decrease after a long period of outstanding growth in 2024.
In particular, the average export price of rice decreased compared to 2024 due to high inventories in the Philippines and Indonesia, competing with major producing countries such as India and Thailand.
In addition, the Philippines (Vietnam's largest rice export market, accounting for over 40% of export turnover) has just ordered a halt to rice imports for 60 days from September 1, 2025 to protect domestic production. This could be a short-term impact factor when contracts are suspended, causing oversupply and reducing export value.
Rice exports decreased in the first half of 2025
However, in general, Director Ngo Hong Phong commented that the export market for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 7 months of 2025 continued to maintain good growth. The exports to some traditional markets still maintained a good growth rate compared to the same period in previous years thanks to the efforts of enterprises to accelerate exports in the second quarter such as to the United States reached 8.3 billion USD, up by 12.1%; the EU reached 4.73 billion USD, up by 49%.
Although exports to the Chinese market still maintained growth, they were at a low level (3.6%) due to the prolonged decline in some key products such as vegetables and fruits (1.64 billion USD, down 24%), wood and wood products (875.8 million USD, down 17%).
Thus, in the first 7 months of 2025, the export turnover growth rate continued to be maintained in the US market and grew strongly in regions such as the EU, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa.
In particular, the Chinese market grew slowly and declined in the ASEAN region. This showed that in the second quarter, industry associations and businesses have been very proactive, sensitive, and made efforts to maintain and expand exports of key products to all markets, including those with low export value but with development potential such as processed livestock products.
At the same time, we need to accelerate export orders for advantageous products such as wood and wood products, seafood, coffee, pepper, and cashew nuts in traditional markets such as the US, EU, and Japan and shift to increase exports to potential markets such as Africa and the Middle East for some product groups that are facing difficulties in traditional markets such as rice, vegetables and fruits.
With the export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 7 months of 2025 estimated at 39.2 billion USD, the export turnover in the last 5 months of the year needs to reach over 25 billion USD to be able to reach and exceed the target of 65 billion USD for the whole year.
To achieve the above target, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that in the immediate future, it is necessary to support businesses and producers through mechanisms and policies to maintain and protect production, maintain exports, and maintain the competitiveness of agricultural products in the context of global trade fluctuations.
The Ministry also needs to focus on credit policies, exchange rates, reducing logistics costs, reducing administrative procedures, reducing fees, charges, etc. to create favorable conditions and share the burden with businesses and farmers.
At the same time, promptly update information on market developments, clarify information on new regulations to help Associations, businesses, and producers grasp, access, and promptly have solutions; persistently continue negotiating tax reductions for products that the US cannot produce and must import (coffee, pepper, cashews) as well as continue to maintain exports in traditional markets and add suitable product lines, add some product groups that can increase export value in potential markets, such as seafood to China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN; wood and wood products to China, Japan, EU; spices, fresh fruits to South Korea, Japan, ASEAN; coffee to China, Japan, ASEAN.
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Source: VITIC/ haiquanonline.com.vn