Hanoi, July 2 -- Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery product exports brought home an estimated 35.88 billion USD in the first half of 2026, up 6% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Export turnover in June alone stood at 6.34 billion USD, rising 3% from May and 10.1% from the same month last year.

Of the six-month total, agricultural products generated 18.59 billion USD, up 0.2% year-on-year; aquatic products 5.7 billion USD, up 11.4%; forestry products 9.2 billion USD, up 4.6%; livestock products 375.8 million USD, up 34.6%; and salt 7.7 million USD, up 39.8%.

Despite the export growth, the sector's trade surplus narrowed to an estimated 9.2 billion USD, down 7.7% from a year earlier.

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