As Vietnam furthers its international intergration, building agro-forestry-fishery high value chains is crucial for the sustainable development of the agriculture sector.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $0.5 billion in September after five consecutive months of trade deficit, giving a hope for trade balance this year.

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$3.27 billion from agro-forestry-fishery trade in the first five months of 2021, down 28.3% year-on-year.

Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports reached US$3.4 billion in July, up 4.6% from the previous month. Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the sector recorded a trade surplus of approximately US$5.2 billion, an increase of 3.8% on-year.