The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment estimates that agro-forestry-fishery exports reached $56.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 7.8% year on year.
To exceed the full-year target, monthly shipments must average $5.97 billion over the next three months.
The ministry is focusing on measures to meet growth and export targets in the final months of the year, its representatives said at a conference held on Monday.
The sector will continue to expand export markets while removing barriers related to standards, testing, traceability, and production and packaging unit codes in the fourth quarter.
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Durians just harvested from an orchard in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. Photo by Read/Linh Dan |
For fisheries, the ministry aims to complete the fishing vessel management database, aiming to address the European Commission’s earlier warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing within the year.
For fruit and vegetable exports, control over production unit codes, packaging unit codes, pesticide residues and traceability will continued to be tightened.
The ministry is also accelerating the connection of national and specialized databases, completing the land database and strengthening environmental pollution controls.