Việt Nam ranks fourth globally in natural rubber latex production, accounting for about 9 per cent, and third in exports, with about 14 per cent, after Thailand and Ivory Coast.
Viet Nam’s exports were becoming more sophisticated with an impressive diversification of its export basket and increases in the shares of higher-value manufacturing exports, according to a recent World Bank’s report.
Viet Nam''s farming, fishery and forestry product export value in the
first 10 months of this year was estimated at US$24.6 billion, a
year-on-year reduction of 3.8 per cent.
Viet Nam saw a 2.8 per cent year-on-year reduction in the export value
of agricultural, fish-eries, and forestry products to record US$14.42
billion during the first half of 2015.
Viet Nam''s export turnover to Japan increased to US$13.65 billion in
2013, a spike of 4.5 per cent over the previous year, according to the
General Department of Customs.