AsemconnectVietnam - In the first four months of 2026, the total export value of the entire sector reached approximately US$23.04 billion, an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period in 2025.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry, and fishery export value in April of 2026 was estimated at US$6.05 billion, a decrease of 3.8% compared to the previous month and a decrease of 0.8% compared to the same period last year. Overall, in the first four months of 2026, the total export value of the entire sector reached approximately US$23.04 billion, an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period of 2025.
Of that, agricultural exports reached US$12.16 billion, an increase of 1.5%; livestock products reached US$245 million, a strong increase of 45.5%; and fishery products reached US$3.59 billion, an increase of 11.9%; and forest products reached US$5.82 billion, an increase of 0.8%.
By market region, Asia continued to be the largest destination for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products, accounting for 44.1% of total export market share.
The following were the Americas and Europe with shares of 20.9% and 15.8% respectively, while Africa and Oceania account for smaller proportions, at 2.3% and 1.4% respectively.
Compared to the same period last year, in the first four months of 2026, the value of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic product exports to Asia increased by 11.5%, to Europe by 3.7%, and to Oceania by 19.8%; conversely, exports to the America decreased by 3.5% and to Africa by a sharp 26%.
Looking at specific markets, China continued to be the largest import partner with a market share of 21.1%, followed by the United States at 18.5% and Japan at 7%.
During the same period, Vietnam's exports of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products to China increased sharply by 28.8%, to Japan by a slight 1.3%, while the US market recorded a decrease of 4.8%.
In the first four months of 2026, the exports of some key agricultural products showed a clear divergence between growth and decline groups. The positive growth group included pepper and fruits and vegetables.
Specifically, pepper exports reached 95,100 tonnes and $614.4 million, increasing by 29.2% in volume and 20.9% in value respectively compared to the same period in 2025; meanwhile, fruit and vegetable exports reached $2.06 billion, a strong increase of 22.3%.
Conversely, many commodities recorded a decline in export value. Coffee, despite a 15% increase in volume to 789,300 tonnes, only reached $3.6 billion in value, a decrease of 7.8% due to a sharp 19.8% drop in average export price.
Similarly, rubber exports reached 463,800 tonnes with $860.9 million, a slight increase of 2.4% in volume but a decrease of 1.4% in value; cashew nuts reached 186,600 tonnes with $1.29 billion, a decrease of 4.6% in volume and 2.9% in value; rice exports reached 3.3 million tonnes with $1.57 billion, a decrease of 2.3% in volume and 11.1% in value. Tea, in particular, saw a decrease in both volume (5.6%) and export value.
In terms of markets, the growth trend was concentrated in several Asian markets. China continued to be a bright spot with strong import increases in many items such as coffee (up by 80.8%), rice (up by 44.4%), and fruits and vegetables (up by 49.6%).
In addition, several other markets also recorded significant increases, such as the United States for pepper (up by 54.2%), Thailand for cashews (up by 58.6%), and Indonesia for rubber (up by 2.2 times).
Meanwhile, many markets recorded a downward trend, such as the Philippines with a sharp decrease in coffee imports (down by 28.4%) and tea (down by 75.2%), Brazil with a decrease in rubber imports (down by 42.1%), Ivory Coast with a decrease in rice imports (down by 59.6%), and the United Arab Emirates with a decrease in cashew imports (down by 52.3%) and pepper imports (down by 32.5%).
Overall, global price fluctuations continue to be the main factor affecting the export value of many agricultural products in recent times.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment also reported that the total import value of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products in the first four months of 2026 was estimated at US$17.65 billion, an increase of 12% compared to the same period last year.
Of that, the import value of agricultural products reached US$11.51 billion, an increase of 16.2%; the import value of livestock products reached US$1.75 billion, an increase of 25.3%; the import value of aquatic products reached US$1.05 billion, an increase of 2.7%; and the import value of forestry products reached US$1.15 billion, an increase of 24.1%.
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Source: VITIC/Bnews