Agricultural, forestry and fishery exports reached 45.37 billion USD in the first 8 months, up 12%
Mr. Tran Gia Long - Deputy Director of Department of Financial Planning (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), said that despite a slight decline in August, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports in the first 8 months of 2025 still achieved impressive results with 45.37 billion USD, up 12% over the same period last year.
Specifically, export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery products in August 2025 is estimated at 5.71 billion USD, down 3% compared to the same period in 2024. However, in the first 8 months of the year, total export turnover of the whole industry still reached 45.37 billion USD, up 12% over the same period last year.
Of which, agricultural products group plays a key role with a value of 24.42 billion USD, up 13.8%. Livestock products reached 410.7 million USD, up 24.5%. Seafood exports reached 7.03 billion USD, up 11.5%, while forestry products reached 11.9 billion USD, up 6.6%. Notably, export of production inputs reached 1.6 billion USD, up sharply by 30.4%; salt exports reached 7.1 million USD, double the same period.
By market, Asia continued to be the largest importing region, accounting for 43.1% of total turnover, followed by the US (23.2%) and Europe (14.6%). Market shares in Africa and Oceania remained modest, reaching 3.1% and 1.3%, respectively. Compared to the same period last year, exports to Europe increased sharply by 38.7%; the US increased by 10.6%; Asia increased by 1.2%; Africa doubled; and Oceania increased by 2.8%.
In each specific market, the United States, China and Japan continued to be the three largest destinations for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry and fishery products. Respective market shares reached 20.9%, 19% and 7.1%. Compared to the same period last year, exports to the United States increased by 8.1%, to China by 2.6% and to Japan by 19.8%.
Export of key agricultural products flourishes, many markets grow dramatically
In August 2025, many key agricultural export products of Vietnam recorded positive results, contributing to impressive growth of total export turnover of the whole industry in the first 8 months of the year. Specifically, for coffee, exports in August 2025 reached 95,000 tonnes, worth 429.1 million USD. Accumulated in the first 8 months of 2025, it reached 1.2 million tonnes with 6.42 billion USD, up 8.7% in volume and 59.1% in value compared to the same period in 2024. Average export price was 5,580 USD/tonne, up 46.4%, benefiting from the world price trend. Germany, Italy and Spain are the three largest markets; of which Germany doubled, Italy increased by 51.5% and Spain increased by 60.8%. In particular, Mexico increased by 91.2 times, while China increased by 11.7%.
Regarding rubber products, in August 2025, exports reached 210,000 tonnes, worth 318.4 million USD. The cumulative 8 months reached 1.1 million tonnes, with a turnover of 1.94 billion USD, a slight decrease of 1.2% in volume but an increase of 10.2% in value thanks to the average export price reaching 1,748.6 USD/tonne, 11.5% higher. China continued to dominate with 70% of the market share; India ranked second but decreased sharply by 31.2%, while Malaysia increased dramatically by 3.2 times.
Rice exports in August reached 770,000 tonnes, worth 344.1 million USD. Accumulated in 8 months, reaching 6.3 million tonnes, worth 3.17 billion USD, up 2.2% in volume but down 17.5% in value due to the average price only reaching 505 USD/tonne, 19.3% lower. The Philippines still leads with 42.4% market share, but down 15.6%. In contrast, Ghana increased by 44.4%, Ivory Coast increased by 88.9% and Bangladesh increased by 188.4 times.
Regarding fruits and vegetables, turnover in August reached 750 million USD, bringing the 8 months to 4.62 billion USD, down 2.2% over the same period. China still accounts for 54.6% of the market share but down 15.1%. The United States recorded the strongest increase with 66.3%, while Thailand decreased sharply by 40.4%.
Seafood exports in August reached 950 million USD, bringing the total for the first 8 months to 7.03 billion USD, up 11.5%. China, the United States and Japan accounted for nearly half of the market share, of which China increased by 44.1%. Brazil stood out with an increase of 63.1%, while Russia decreased by 2.6%.
In August, wood and wood product exports reached 1.45 billion USD, bringing the total turnover for the first 8 months to 11.1 billion USD, up 6.3%. The United States accounted for 56% of the market share, Japan increased by 24.3%, while China decreased by 12.9%. Spain was the market with the strongest growth of 37.4%.
The above results show that, despite many fluctuations in international market, Vietnam's key agricultural, forestry and fishery products still maintain their competitiveness and effectively exploit opportunities from key markets. In particular, sudden growth in some new markets has opened up a large space for businesses to diversify exports, reduce dependence and enhance value of Vietnamese agricultural products on global trade map.
Towards a target of 65 billion USD in exports by 2025
Commenting on market in the first 8 months and forecasting the last months of the year, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien said that despite complicated developments of natural disasters, agricultural sector has maintained its growth momentum.
Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products are estimated at 45.37 billion USD, up 12%, with a trade surplus of 13.07 billion USD, up 10%. If situation is favorable, the whole year could reach 65 billion USD. Exports to the US alone may face difficulties with some seafood products, but vegetables, fruits and other agricultural products remain stable. By the end of August, whole industry had a trade surplus of over 10 billion USD. "Exports are not a concern, if average monthly export reaches 5 billion USD, the annual export result will exceed 65 billion USD," said Mr. Phung Duc Tien.
According to Deputy Minister, the above results were achieved thanks to strong direction of the Party, the Government, the Prime Minister and the support of the National Assembly. In coming time, many important laws such as the Land Law and the Bankruptcy Law will be amended, along with law improvement program for a period of 2026-2030, to create a more favorable legal corridor.
"Agricultural, farmer and rural sectors continue to play a strategic role; resource exploitation is associated with strict management, sustainable development and environmental protection. Goal for 2025 is to fully complete the targets, creating a premise to enter the new development period 2026 - 2030," said Mr. Phung Duc Tien.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn