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Fruit and vegetable exports reached $2.7 billion, up more than 60%
TCDN – In June, the export turnover of vegetables and fruits reached 723 million USD, up 10.2% over the previous month and up 182.1% over the same period last year. In the first 6 months of 2023, fruit and vegetable exports were estimated at US$2.7 billion, up 64.2% over the same period in 2022.
According to the General Department of Customs, in the first 6 months of 2023, the total import and export value of Vietnam’s goods is estimated at USD 316.64 billion, down 15.1% (equivalent to USD 56.54 billion) compared to the same period last year. in the period of 2022. In which, the export value was estimated at 164.45 billion USD, down 12.1% (equivalent to 22.72 billion USD) compared to the same period in 2022 and the import value was estimated at 152.19 billion USD, down 18.2% (equivalent to 33.82 billion USD) over the same period in 2022.
Specifically, in terms of goods exports, the export turnover of goods in June 2023 was estimated at 29.3 billion USD, up 4.5% compared to the previous month.
Vegetables are one of the items with strong growth, contributing to the overall success of exports over the past time. In June, export turnover of vegetables and fruits reached 723 million USD, up 10.2% over the previous month and up 182.1% over the same period last year. Generally, in the first 6 months of 2023, fruit and vegetable exports are estimated at $2.7 billion, up 64.2% over the same period in 2022. Currently, vegetables and fruits are the largest export group in the field of agricultural products. The reason for the strong growth of fruit and vegetable exports is because China increased purchases after the “Zero COVID” policy was implemented. This is the first year after the Covid-19 epidemic was controlled, items such as dragon fruit, durian, mango, and jackfruit were purchased by China.
The commodity with the second largest export value in the group of agricultural products is coffee, with the export value of the first 6 months estimated at 2.4 billion USD, up 3% over the same period last year. In addition, rice is also a commodity with a high growth rate. In the first 6 months of 2023, rice exports are estimated at 2.3 billion USD, ranking third in export value in the group of agricultural products, up 22.2% in volume and 34.7% in value. The fourth place in export value in the agricultural product group is cashew nuts with an estimated export value of 1.6 billion USD, up 10.5 in volume and 7.7% in value over the same period last year.
The high increase of vegetable and fruit products, coffee, rice and cashew nut is the mainstay for the export of agricultural and forestry products in the first 6 months of 2023, increasing by 6.1% over the same period last year, becoming the only commodity group in the first 6 months of 2023. the highest positive growth among the four export commodity groups.
However, if compared with the same period last year, the export turnover of goods in June decreased by 11.4% compared to the same period last year. Generally in the first 6 months of 2023, export turnover of goods was estimated at 164.45 billion USD, down 12.1% over the same period last year. The reason for this decline is that exports are still facing many difficulties in the context of high inflation and a decline in consumer demand in some markets that are important trading partners of Vietnam. Export turnover to some major markets decreased: the US decreased by 22.6%; Korea down 10.2%; EU down 10.1%; ASEAN decreased by 8.7%; Japan fell 3.3%; China fell 2.2%.
In the first 6 months of 2023, there are 27 items with export turnover of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 90.1% of total export turnover (there are 5 export items with over 10 billion USD, accounting for 57.8%).
Regarding the import of goods, the import turnover of goods in June 2023 was estimated at 26.71 billion USD, up 2.6% over the previous month and down 16.9% over the same period last year. Generally, in the first 6 months of 2023, import turnover of goods was estimated at 152.2 billion USD, down 18.2% over the same period last year. In which, the domestic economic sector reached 53.22 billion USD, down 19%; FDI sector reached 98.98 billion USD, down 17.8%. In the first 6 months of 2023, there were 28 imported products with a value of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 84.4% of the total import turnover (there were 2 imported items over 10 billion USD, accounting for 38.1%). .
The trade balance of goods is estimated to have a trade surplus of 12.25 billion USD (the same period last year, the trade surplus is 1.2 billion USD). In which, the trade surplus of a number of items is: Phones of all kinds and components 20.84 billion USD; wood and wood products 4.95 billion USD; seafood 2.87 billion USD; vegetables and fruits 1.85 billion USD; cameras, camcorders and components USD 1.72 billion; electric wire and cable 403.5 million USD.
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