10M agro, forestry and fishery exports at $45bln

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported that total trade turnover in agricultural, forestry, and fishery products reached $82.1 billion in the first ten months of 2022, up 10.2 per cent year-on-year. Exports stood at $44.9 billion, up 14.1 per cent, and imports $37.2 billion, up 5.8 per cent. From October 20-27 an inspection team from the European Commission (EC) visited Vietnam and worked with steering committees in many cities and provinces and other agencies on efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. However, the EC is still to remove the “yellow card” it imposed on Vietnamese seafood.