Turnover was estimated at USD 3.1 billion in August alone.
In the first eight months, agricultural export value was estimated at USD 12.6 billion, up 17.2 percent from the same period last year, while seafood exports fetched USD 5.13 billion, up 18.1 percent and forestry products saw an increase of 9.6 percent to USD 5.07 billion.
Transporting rice for exports in Dong Thap. (Photo for illustration)
Rice exports garnered USD 220 million with 504,000 tons in August, raising the total rice export value to USD 1.75 billion with 3.96 million tons, up 17.5 percent in value and 19.8 percent in volume year on year.
China remained the largest market for Vietnamese rice, accounting for 41 percent of total export volume, followed by Malaysia with 7.3 percent.
Coffee shipments reached 1.02 million tons for export value of USD 2.33 billion, down 19.9 percent in volume but up 3 percent in value.
Rubber exports stood at 795,000 tons for nearly USD 1.36 billion, marking an 11.2 percent growth in volume and a 52 percent increase in value over the same period last year.
Pepper exports were estimated at 165,000 tons, worth USD 889 million, up 21.6 percent in volume but down 19.5 percent in value.
Cashew nut exports fell by 1.1 percent in volume while surging by nearly 25 percent in value thanks to a 27 percent increase in prices. The sector shipped 223,000 tons abroad, worth USD 2.2 billion.
In the reviewed period, exports of fruit and vegetables earned USD 2.32 billion, up 46.5 percent year on year. China, Japan, the US and the Republic of Korea are among the top importers of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables.
Meanwhile, agro, fishery and forestry imports in the first eight months of this year amounted to USD 19.17 billion, including USD 2.69 billion in August.
Source: VNA