The department said Vietnam shippedover 1.6 million USD worth of poultry meat abroad in February, doubling thatin January and higher than the 86,500 USD in revenue posted in the same periodof 2022.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) was thebiggest importer of poultry meat, accounting for 28.6%, followed by Malaysia24.8%.
Meanwhile, poultry egg exports inFebruary were estimated at more than 501,500 USD, over doubling the value recorded ayear earlier.
The departmentsaid poultry farming developed stably in the first quarter of 2023, with apopulation of about 551.4 million, 563,200 tonnes of meat, and 4.7 billioneggs, respectively increasing 2.4%, 4.2%, and 4.5% year on year.
Last year, the country exportednearly 3.77 million USD worth of poultry meat, falling sharply from the 20.7million USD in 2021, statistics show./.