The agricultural sector performed quite well in October, with livestock production developing stably and the production of timber from planted forests increasing, while the harvest of the winter rice crop was slower than in other years. The General Statistics Office reported that, as of mid-October, Vietnam had harvested 893,100 ha of winter rice, or 57.4 per cent of the cultivation area and equal to 87.9 per cent of last year’s winter harvest. In the forestry sector, the newly-concentrated planted forest area was estimated at 33,300 ha in October, up 5.3 per cent year-on-year. Aquatic production in October was estimated at 815,900 tons, up 2.5 per cent year-on-year.
According to the General Statistics Office, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in October increased 3 per cent over the previous month and 6.3 per cent over October last year. Processing and manufacturing rose 5.7 per cent, mining 6.3 per cent, and electricity production and distribution 10.5 per cent. The IIP for the first ten months is estimated to have increased 9 per cent year-on-year.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported that Vietnam’s organic agricultural production has recorded many positive achievements after three years of implementing the “Organic Agriculture Project”. Exports of organic agriculture products reached $335 million each year, going out to 180 countries and territories around the world, from more than 17,000 producers, 555 processors, and 60 exporters.
According to the General Statistics Office, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased 12.12 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022 and 9.63 per cent in the first nine months. Processing and manufacturing continued to be a driving force of growth, increasing 10.69 per cent and contributing 2.74 per cent to higher added value in the economy.
At the recent “Propaganda and promotion to support the development of trade in mountainous areas and islands in 2022” conference, Mr. Tran Duy Dong, Director of the Domestic Market Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the production potential of mountainous and remote areas and islands is significant because of their area and geographical location, with many products bestowed upon them by nature.
