An Giang earns USD 110.8 million from exports in two months

22,120 tons of seafood worth USD 50.73 million were delivered overseas. Photo: baocongthuong.vn

According to Vo Nguyen Nam, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, with the figure, the locality’s export revenue in the first two months of this year reached USD 110.8 million, a rise of 5.62 percent against the same period last year.

The province’s main export items like rice, seafood and garments-textiles saw higher export revenue as compared with the corresponding time last year.

During the period, An Giang shipped abroad 61,390 tons of rice, pocketing USD 30.76 million, up 53.2 percent in volume and 72.8 percent in value. Meanwhile, 22,120 tons of seafood worth USD 50.73 million were delivered overseas, increases of 20.09 percent in volume and 52 percent in value.

Other exports like garments-textiles, footwear, fertilizers and pesticides recorded revenue equivalent to that of the same period last year.

The department has partnered with relevant units to remove difficulties in production and export facing frozen vegetables whose export turnover slightly decreased against the corresponding time last year.

The sector has also frequently got updated information about export-import markets, especially China.

Source: VNA