Vietnam’s exports of agro-forestry-fishery products recorded an impressive growth in the first quarter of this year, with total revenue of $15.72 billion, up 13.1% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Of the total, export turnover of agriculture reached $8.53 billion, increasing 12.2%; seafood $2.29 billion, up 18.1%; and forestry $4.21 billion, soaring 11.2%.

The US, China, and Japan remained the largest importers of Vietnamese agro-forestry-aquatic products, accounting for 20.2%, 17.3% and 7.7% of the total export value, respectively.

Key export products include coffee with export value of $2.88 billion, up 49.5% year-on-year; pepper $323.6 million, jumping 37.3%; rubber $765.8 million, soaring 26.1%; and cashew nuts $841.1 million, up 4.3%.