Efforts in the face of many fluctuations
According to statistics, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in June 2025 is estimated to reach 5.93 billion USD, up 5.3% compared to June 2024; bringing the total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 6 months of 2025 to 33.84 billion USD, up 15.5% over the same period in 2024 and reaching more than 50% of the set target. Of which, the export value of agricultural products reached 18.46 billion USD, up 17.8%; the export value of livestock products reached 264.4 million USD, up 10.1%; the export value of seafood reached 5.16 billion USD, up 16.9%; the export value of forest products reached 8.82 billion USD, up 9.3% and the export value of input and production reached 1.13 billion USD, up 23.6%.
Some key products also have positive growth such as coffee, pepper, rubber, seafood, wood and wood products.
In addition, some commodities still recorded declines such as rice (up 7.6% in volume but down 12.2% in value), vegetables and fruits (only reaching 3.05 billion USD, down 8.4% over the same period). In particular, durian recorded a significant decrease in export value, leading to a decrease in the vegetable and fruit industry. In the first 5 months of the year, durian exports only reached 387 million USD, down nearly 58% over the same period last year.
Vietnam's major markets are still the US, China and Japan. Accordingly, the estimated export value of Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 6 months of 2025 to the US market increased by 16%, Japan increased by 25.5% and China decreased by 0.7%.
Accelerating the second half of the year with synchronous actions
In the last 6 months of the year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment prioritizes continuing to maintain exports in the traditional market and adding suitable product lines, adding some groups of goods that can increase export value in potential markets, such as seafood to China, Japan, Korea, ASEAN; wood and wood products to China, Japan, EU; spices and fresh fruits to Korea, Japan, Asean; coffee to China, Japan, Asean.
For the fruit and vegetable industry - an industry that is not under great pressure on tax rates in the US due to the diverse export market, the Ministry continues to prioritize selecting markets where Vietnam has signed free trade agreements such as Japan, Korea, EU, China to minimize risks and increase sustainable export value.
In particular, focusing on implementing solutions to remove obstacles and promote durian exports to the Chinese market. Improve compliance with importing country regulations on plant quarantine and food safety to maintain the market, especially high-value items that are being strictly controlled by importing markets. At the same time, grasp information, monitor the customs clearance and import and export of agricultural products through the northern border gate area to promptly handle issues arising during the main harvest of agricultural products and during the Lunar New Year. Strengthen trade promotion, increase exports of fruits that have been officially exported and have the advantage of increasing market share such as fresh coconut, dragon fruit, jackfruit, banana, watermelon, mango, longan, bamboo shoots, seaweed, rattan and rattan, passion fruit, durian.
As for rice, priority is given to maintaining traditional markets with large markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia to maintain the market. Along with that is research to strongly shift to EU, Korea, Japan, Singapore markets (for processed products such as vermicelli, noodles, vu ngan, pho) and find solutions to reduce logistics costs to expand to potential markets of Ghana, the Ivory Coast and the UAE with fragrant rice and white rice.
