Specifically, in the first 4 months of 2020, total import-export turnover of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products is estimated at nearly 21.1 billion USD, of which exports reach 11.9 billion USD, down 4.9%, imports are estimated at 9 , US $ 17 billion, down 5.2% compared to the same period last year; trade surplus was nearly USD 2.8 billion, down 4.1% compared to the same period of 2019.
Particularly in April 2020, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products was estimated at US $ 2.9 billion, down 16.9% compared to April 2019 and down 18.9% compared to March 2020. In particular, the export value of main agricultural products reached nearly US $ 1.47 billion (down 14.7%), main forest products were about US $ 683 million (down 24.0%), aquatic products reached US $ 563 million (down 10 , 8%) and husbandry reached 41 million USD (down 27.7%), …
Most of the products in the group decreased turnover, except for coffee, cashews, vegetables, wood and wood products, cinnamon, rattan, … Specifically: the export value of coffee reached US $ 1.1 billion (up 1.5%); cashew nuts reached 948 million USD (up 4.2%); vegetables reached 203 million USD (up 5.0%); wood and wooden products reached 3.22 billion USD (up 3.5%); Rattan, bamboo, sedge mats reached US $ 162 million (up 11.8%).
The items that fell sharply such as: rubber reached 383 million USD (down 31.1%), tea reached 53 million USD (down 14.1%), pepper reached 249 million USD (down 12%), fruit reached 952 million. USD (down 19.6%), Pangasius reached 420 million USD (down 31.9%), shrimp reached 748 million USD (down 11.8%) …
Regarding export market, in 4 months, China is still the market with the largest market share with export turnover of nearly 2.8 billion USD, down by 17.7% YoY and accounting for 23.4% market share; followed by the United States was estimated at 2.78 billion USD, down 13.9% over the same period and accounted for 23.33% market share; EU market is estimated at 1.3 billion USD, down 1.9% and accounting for 10.75% market share; exports to Japan reached nearly 1.1 billion USD, up 2.9%, accounting for 9.0% market share; exports to ASEAN countries reached nearly US $ 1.3 billion, up 7.1% and accounting for 10.49% of the market share.
In the opposite direction, for 4 months, the import turnover of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products is estimated at 9.17 billion USD, down 5.2% as compared to the same period in 2019. In particular, the import value of items main agricultural, forestry and aquatic products are estimated at 7.4 billion USD, down by 9.1%.
Except for animal, vegetable, wheat, rubber and livestock products with increased import value (+ 8.0%, + 47.0%, + 4.2% and +17, respectively) 6%), other items decreased compared to the same period in 2019. In particular, fertilizer decreased by 21.0% (URE fertilizer decreased by 82.0%, DAP decreased by 15.0%), pesticides decreased by 18.0%. , 3%, animal feed and raw materials decreased by 19.7%, maize decreased by 33.1%, cashew nuts by 13.9%, vegetables and fruits by 42.3%, wood and wood products by 1.3% , fishery decreased by 2.9%.
