Apparel exports hit 11.2 billion USD, fabric 856 million USD, and yarn 1.6 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS).

Meanwhile, the industry imported 9.3 billion USD worth of materials and accessories, up 12 percent from the same period last year.

Garment-textile export turnover was estimated at 14.5 billion USD in January-May 2019.

VITAS has set the industry’s export turnover target this year at 40 billion USD, a 10.8 percent year-on-year increase from 2018.

In January-May, fruit and vegetable exports stood at 1.83 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 10.3 percent.

China was the top fruit and vegetable export market, accounting for 74.26 percent of market share, followed by the US at 3.16 percent, the Republic of Korea with 3.03 percent and Japan’s 2.53 percent.

The fruit and vegetable sector aims to gross nearly 4.2 billion USD in export turnover in 2019.

To realise this goal, the sector will expand fruit growing area to one million hectares and develop five main fruits in southern localities, namely dragon fruit, mango, durian, rambutan and longan, according to the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The two industries have ample opportunities to expand their markets under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into effect in January.

100 tonnes of lychees exported via Lao Cai border gate

(BGO) – The Customs Division at Lao Cai Border Gate (Lao Cai province) cleared the customs procedures for over 110 tonnes of fresh lychee from May 7 to June 3, mostly originated from Bac Giang province to export to China via Kim Thanh International Border Gate Road No.2, worth 34.4 million USD.

Moc Chau strives to export up to 500 tonnes of mango to China

Moc Chau district in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is striving to export 400 – 500 tonnes of mango to China, after its specialty fruit was licenced to enter the market this year.

Forestry product exports fetch 4.25 billion USD in five months

The export value of forestry products in the first five months of 2019 hit 4.25 billion USD, up nearly 20 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). 

FSC Forest Management Certification: "The key" to timber export

(BGO) - Bac Giang has nearly 120,000 hectares of production forest land, annually producing more than 600,000 cu.m of wood of all kinds. The timber is mainly exported to countries in the region but not to the US and European markets, so its value is low. The reason is that Bac Giang's forest has not yet got the Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management Certification. Increasing the area of forest granted this type of certification is still a difficult problem for the local forestry sector.

Vietnam, China boost agricultural and aquatic exports

Measures to promote the export and import of agricultural products, fruit and seafood between Vietnam and China were discussed at a conference held in Lao Cai city on May 31.

Source: VNA