Agriculture, forestry, and fishing work to ensure export supplies.

DNHN - Efforts should be made to ensure supply and meet export demands, particularly in light of the fluctuating global demand and prices for agricultural products.

The entire nation is actively engaged in agricultural, forestry, and fishing production in August 2023. These efforts play a crucial role in ensuring supply and satisfying export demands, particularly in light of the rapidly fluctuating global demand and prices for agricultural products.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total value of exports and imports of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries reached 59.69 billion US dollars in the first eight months of 2023. Which was comprised of 33.21 billion USD in exports and 26.48 billion USD in imports.

By August 15, 2023, the entire nation will have completed winter rice cultivation on 1,387.3 thousand hectares, representing a 98.6% increase over the same time period the previous year. The northern region has an area of 1,001 thousand hectares, or 97.8 percent of the total, while the southern region reached 386,300 thousand hectares or 100 percent.

The accumulated area of harvested summer-autumn rice reached 1,071,600 hectares, representing 56 percent of the total cultivated area and 96 percent more than the same period last year. Summer-autumn rice yield reached 57.5 tonnes per hectare, an increase of 0.9 tonnes per hectare compared to the summer-autumn crop of 2022; output is anticipated to reach 11 million tonnes.

In the livestock industry, the quantity of pigs and poultry has ensured market supply. It is expected that by the end of August 2023, the number of pigs will increase by 3.3% compared to the same time last year, the number of cows will increase by 0.5%, the number of buffaloes will decrease by 1.9% and the number of poultry will increase by 2%. 3%.

Aquatic production in August 2023 reached 837,4 thousand tonnes, an increase of 2% compared to the same month in 2022. Aquaculture output increased by 3.8% to 485.8 thousand tonnes, while fishing output decreased by 0.5% to 351.6 thousand tonnes. Fish (4,254.3 thousand tonnes, up 1.7%), prawns (812.2 thousand tonnes, up 3.6%), and other aquatic products (864.5 thousand tonnes, up 1.5%) contributed to the total seafood production of 5,931 thousand tonnes in the first eight months of 2023.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, seafood exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled $5.68 billion, a decrease of 25.4% compared to the same period in 2022. However, the seafood industry anticipates a recovery in exports shortly. Specifically, some markets, such as Germany, Finland, New Zealand, and Sweden, are exhibiting signs of robust growth for key products like pangasius. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that the Chinese market for pangasius and other seafood products will recover in the final months of the year.

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