US largest importer of Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery products

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the United States has surpassed China to become Vietnam's largest market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products over the past eight months.

In the reviewed period, the products brought home about 8.58 billion USD from the US market. The figure accounted for 21.4 percent of Vietnam’s total exports in this sector, marking a 23.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, exports to China totaled 8.17 billion USD, making up 20.4% of the total, and showing a 10.2% growth.

Last year, China was Vietnam's largest importer of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, accounting for 23.2% of the sector's total export turnover.

However, this trend has seen a shift in the first eight months of this year./.

By: VNA