The export value of agro-forestry-fishery products in the first ten months of this year reached USD 26.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In October alone, the export value is estimated at USD 2.75 billion.

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The country earned USD 164 million from the shipment of 368,000 tons of rice in October, bringing the total value and volume of the key staple for ten months to USD 1.9 million and 4.2 million tons, respectively.

During the January-October period, coffee exports USD 2.76 billion from 1.5 million tons, up 25.4 percent in value and 40.2 percent in volume.

Exports of pepper reached USD 1.29 billion from 159,000 tons, while cashew brought home USD 2.33 billion.

Seafood exports saw a year-on-year increase of 5.9 percent to USD 5.7 billion while forestry products fetched USD 5.8 billion, up 0.1 percent.

Source: VNA