Agriculture posts $6.3bln trade surplus in 7M

Despite facing a host of difficulties, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported that Vietnam’s agricultural sector has recorded a trade surplus of around $6.3 billion so far this year. Total trade turnover of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in the first seven months is estimated at some $58.3 billion, with exports at $32.3 billion and imports $26 billion.