Illustrative image (Source: VNA)The sector posted a trade surplus of 2.51 billionUSD in the reviewed period, a decrease of 37.7%, the ministry said.
In April alone, the export revenue of agro-forestry-aquatic products was estimated at4.54 billion USD, down 8.3% from the corresponding time last year, and 1.2million USD from the previous month.
In the month, the export value of agricultural and husbandry products wentup 24% and 46.7% to 2.33 billion USD and 41 million USD, respectively.Meanwhile, earnings from aquatic and forestry products dropped 28.6% and 29.8% to 800 millionUSD and 1.2 billion USD.
Such items as coffee, fruits and vegetables, cashewnuts, meat and by-products, and rice saw higher export values. On the contrary, the exports of rubber, tea, pepper, cassava and cassava products, wood and wooden products, rattan,bamboo and sedge mats, tra fish (pangasius) and shrimp experienced decreases.
For markets, apart from Asia with a 2.7% rise,Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports to America, Europe, Africa and Oceaniacontracted 39.6%, 13%, 21.2% and 31%, respectively. China, the US and Japan remained Vietnam’s biggestimporters during the reviewed period.
The ministry said the decrease inagro-forestry-aquatic product export revenue was due to impacts of the global economywhich is forecast to slow down this year, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and inflationsurges in some countries.
Moreover, many countries have stepped up exports,while imported inventory remains big in major markets like the US and the EU, makingmany domestic enterprises unable to earn new orders.
The ministry said it will continue promoting marketdevelopment and removing obstacles to domestic consumption and export in thetime ahead./.
VNA
