Processing pangasius fillets for export at a factory in Dong Thap province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and aquaculture products
reached 24.23 billion USD in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 28.2
percent compared to the same period of 2020, according to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Based on the encouraging outcome and signs of recovery in the world
market, the ministry has raised the yearly target for export earnings from
those products to 45 billion USD, 3 billion VND higher than the amount assigned
by the government.
The high export turnover in the first half was attributable to surges in