Of which, overseas shipment of key agricultural products valued US$1.16 billion, up 2.8% against 2015.
Specifically, in January, rice export earned US$218 million from 495,000 tons, up 46% and 56.7%, respectively, against the same period last year.
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Around 149,000 tons of coffee was shipped abroad for US$264 million, up 8% in quantity but down 9.1% in value in comparison with the same period last year.
Rubber export pocketed US$120 million in value, posting a year-on-year decline of 10.5%
About 9,000 tons of tea was exported for US$15 million, down 3.2% in quantity and 9.4% in value.
Furniture export reached US$489 million (down 15.8% against the same period last year. Aquatic export was estimated at US$455 million (down 8.8% against the same period of 2015)./.
Van Hai (Source: VGP)
