In 2012, twenty-five out of Vietnam’s 80 export markets recorded a turnover of more than US$1 billion, 17 markets a turnover of more than US$2 billion, and nine markets a turnover exceeding US$3 billion.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong exported its coffee to 23 countries and territories around the world in 2012, raking in US$239.8 million, an increase of 41.6 percent year on year.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) estimates Vietnam’s 2012 shrimp exports at US$2.25 billion, down 6.3 percent from 2011.

Vietnam’s shipment of 603,000 tonnes of rice in December will raise its total export volume this year to 8.1 billion tonnes worth at US$3.7 billion.

The export turnover of agro-forestry-fisheries products is estimated to gross more than 27.5 billion USD this year, a year-on-year increase of 9.7 percent, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported on December 25.