Despite mounting global political and trade tensions as well as US tariff adjustments, Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery sector had a promising start, achieving an export revenue of some US$33.5 billion, and is gearing towards the target of US$65 billion for the whole year.

Vietnam’s total agro-forestry-fishery trade in the first half of 2025 is estimated at US$57 billion, with exports reaching US$33.5 billion, up 14.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The agricultural, forestry and fisheries sector posted US$5.18 billion trade surplus in the first four months of 2025, a year‑on‑year drop of 4.1%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE) announced on May 5.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has set a target for the agro-forestry-fishery sector to grow by at least 4% in 2025, with export turnover expected to reach US$65 billion, striving for US$70 billion.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.93% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the highest Q1 rate since 2020, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported at a press conference in Hanoi on April 6.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fisheries exports reached an estimated US$4.4 billion in February, marking a 37.2% increase compared to the same period last year, pushing the total value in the first two months of 2025 to US$9.38 billion, up 8.3% year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

VOV.VN - The export of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products has created a breakthrough this year, generating more than US$62 billion, up 18% year on year, and promising continued growth in the coming year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

A forum was held in the northern border province of Lang Son on December 3 to seek ways to enhance the agro-forestry-fisheries trade between Vietnam and its neighbour China.

VOV.VN - Asia continued to be the largest export market for Vietnam's agro- forestry- fishery products during the 10-month span, with a market share of 48.2% of the nation’s total export turnover.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded an estimated agro-forestry-fishery trade surplus of US$12.4 billion as of mid-September, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).