HÀ NỘI — The export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in January is estimated to witness a year-on-year decrease of 1.4 per cent to US$2.54 billion. Meanwhile, the local forestry industry saw a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent in export value to $652 million in January. Also in January, Việt Nam saw a strong reduction in both rice export volume and value. Huỳnh Thế Năng, chairman of the Việt Nam Food Association, said the rice industry would face more difficulties this year. The export of cashew nut saw a sharp decrease of 20 per cent in volume but just a slight drop of 4.4 per cent in value due to the high level of export price.

Source: Viet Nam News February 01, 2017 03:51 UTC