On April 1, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a regular press conference to inform about the production and export situation of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 3 months of 2026.
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam's export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products (NLTS) in March 2026 is estimated at 6.02 billion USD, raising the total export turnover of NLTS in the first 3 months of 2026 to 16.69 billion USD, an increase of 5.9% compared to the same period in 2025.
By region, Asia is the largest export market for Vietnam's main agricultural products with a market share of 45.1%. The next two largest markets are America and Europe with market shares of 20.7% and 16.2% respectively.
According to the detailed market, China with a market share of 22.1%, the United States with a market share of 18.3% and Japan with a market share of 7.1% are the 3 largest export markets for agricultural products of Vietnam.
In which, the volume of rice exports in March 2026 is estimated at 1 million tons with a value of 516.5 million USD, bringing the total volume and value of rice exports in the first 3 months of 2026 to 2.3 million tons and 1.11 billion USD, an increase of 0.2% in volume but a decrease of 7.8% in value compared to the same period in 2025. The average export price of rice in the first 3 months of 2026 is estimated at 480.1 USD/ton, a decrease of 8% compared to the same period in 2025.
The Philippines is still Vietnam's largest rice consumption market with a market share of 52.6%. China and Ghana are the next two largest markets with market shares of 14.8% and 7.6% respectively. Compared to the same period last year, the value of rice exports in the first 2 months of 2026 to the Philippine market increased by 9.9%, the Chinese market increased 2.5 times, and the Ghana market decreased by 34.4%. In the group of 15 largest export markets, the value of rice exports increased the most in the Chinese market with an increase of 2.5 times and decreased the most in the Ivory Coast market with a decrease of 74.4%.
Vegetables and fruits are also a commodity that brings outstanding results in the agricultural export picture in the first 3 months of the year with an estimated value of 1.54 billion USD, an increase of 32.1% compared to the same period in 2025.
Vietnam's vegetables and fruits are mainly exported to the Chinese market with an export value proportion of 54%. The next two major vegetable and fruit export markets are the United States and South Korea with export value proportions of 8% and 4.3% respectively. In the group of 15 largest export markets, the export value of vegetables and fruits increased the most in Cambodia with an increase of 3.7 times and decreased the most in Thailand with a decrease of 28.1%.
Other items such as coffee, rubber, seafood... also recorded positive results in the first 3 months of 2026.
At the press conference, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien affirmed: "In the context that although the world situation is developing very complicatedly, trade wars, counterpart taxes... but the entire agricultural and environmental sector still maintains the foundation of 40 years of restructuring. In the coming time, it is necessary to continue to strengthen science and technology, deploy drastically and synchronously to ensure growth goals".
