Vietnam's agricultural products were sold well in foreign markets in Q1, with a surge in both volume and prices documented.

With trade promotion activities intensified, the agro-forestry-fishery sector is able to earn US$54-55 billion in export revenue this year as assigned by the Prime Minister, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

Maintaining last year's growth momentum, the exports of many Vietnamese agricultural products posted strong performance in the first months of this year.

Millions of farming households in Vietnam are now pocketing big money as they have bountiful crops and produce prices have been hitting an all-time high.

For the first time in Vietnam, a system to track ‘carbon footprint’ for dragon fruits has been applied in Binh Thuan Province, the largest dragon fruit growing area in the country.

The VN Trade Office in the Republic of Korea has urged enterprises to strictly comply with regulations on pesticide residue levels when exporting farm produce to this market.

Vietnam's export of agricultural products recorded impressive growth in the first month of 2024 and is expected to see a breakthrough in the whole year.

Vietnam expects to increase its agricultural exports to China as the neighbouring country agreed earlier this year to review regulations permitting the official export of Vietnamese poultry meat.

Vietnam earned 5.14 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic exports in January, a year-on-year surge of 79.2%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam had good news for millions of avocado and passion fruit growers and animal breeders after returning from a business trip to China.

The prices of farm produce climbed to new high in 2023. Tens of thousands of durian farmers have become dong billionaires, while the incomes of rice and coffee farmers increased by twofold.

Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese firms have received codes granted by China, enabling them to export farm produce and food products to the Chinese market.

China is a loyal export market for Vietnam’s farm produce. Five Vietnamese products exported to the market have brought turnover of $1 billion or higher.

Agricultural product export is expected to continue to be a bright spot in Vietnam's economic picture in 2023 thanks to domestic firms’ efforts to exploit international markets.

Durian, rice and other farm produce such as sugarcane, coffee and sweet potatoes have seen prices rise to record highs.

Many agricultural products such as rice, coffee, cashew and durian have set their own records in export revenue, contributing to brightening the picture of Vietnam’s exports for this year.

Natural fresh dehusked coconuts from Vietnam have officially been licensed to enter the US market, with the fruit product expected to bring in US$1 billion in the near future, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday announced that China is becoming the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products.

China, the US, and Japan continued to make up the three largest export markets for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry ,and fishery products in the opening seven months of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.