Of which, aquatic products earned USD 518 million, down 5 percent against the same period last year, while major forestry products brought home USD 652 million, up 2.1 percent year-on-year.

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Aquatic products estimated to earn USD 518 million in January 2017. Photo: tapchitaichinh.vn
Vietnam exported about 325 tons of rice worth USD 136 million in the review period, a year-on-year decreases of 32 percent in quality and 35.1 percent in value, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, 127,000 tons of coffee were shipped abroad in January for USD 287 million, down 25.5 percent in volume and 3.6 percent in value against the same period last year.

Strong tumbles were recorded in the export value of other farm products such as tea, cashew nut, pepper, and cassava.

The country earned USD 16 million from exporting 11,000 tons of tea in the period, reducing by 3.6 percent in volume and 8.6 percent in value compared to those in January last year.

The export of cashew nut saw decreases of 20 percent and 4.4 percent in terms of volume and value, respectively.

Rubber was the only product maintaining stable export growth, with USD 193 million earned from shipments of 102,000 tons, up 84.8 percent in value  and 10.5 percent in volume from the same period last year.

Source: VNA