Agriculture still supporting economy amid difficulties

Agricultural production in February faced many difficulties, with high gasoline prices resulting in fishers cutting their trips out to sea and the war in Ukraine pushing up fertilizer prices. In the first two months of the year, however, exports of agriculture, forestry, and fishery products posted impressive results. Seafood exports reached $1.53 billion, up 36 per cent year-on-year, and wood and wooden product exports set a new record of nearly $3 billion, up 12.8 per cent.