Dragon fruit is packaged in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang (Photo: VNA)Tien Giang (VNA) - Tien Giang is accelerating efforts to fulfilthe year’s target of 2.65 billion USD in export value, after earning 1.99billion USD in the January-September period, up 8.4 percent year on year and meeting75.1 percent of the year’s goal.
Industrial products are thebiggest currency earners, led by garment with 380.7 million USD, an increase of10.4 percent, followed by shoes with 367.7 million USD.
Among agricultural products, processedaquatic products brought home 70 percent of total export revenues, followed byrice and processed fruits and vegetable.
American countries continued tobe the largest market for Tien Giang’s products, accounting for 41.4 percent ofthe province’s total export revenues, followed by the Asian market with 37.3percent, and Europe with 19.2 percent.
Exports to the Asian market sawthe highest annual growth in the period with 9.9 percent, while earnings fromAmerican market increased by 6.7 percent and that from Europe, 6.2 percent.
According to Doan Van Phuong,Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, local exportsmanaged to keep a stable growth thanks to authorities’ measures to removedifficulties for production and business, and diversify export markets.
The province will applyincentives to encourage local enterprises to modernize their productiontechnology and machine, thus enhancing their productivity and product qualityand competitiveness. -VNA
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