According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam, the estimated export value of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in October 2025 reached US$5.96 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, bringing the total export value for the first ten months of 2025 to US$58.13 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%.
Among them, agricultural product exports reached US$31.34 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%; livestock product exports reached nearly US$513 million, a year-on-year increase of 19%; aquatic product exports reached US$9.31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%; and forestry product exports reached US$14.93 billion, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%.
In terms of sales markets, Asia remains Vietnam's largest export market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, accounting for 44.7% of the market share; followed by the Americas and Europe, accounting for 22.7% and 13.8% respectively; Africa and Oceania accounted for 3% and 1.4% respectively. Compared to the same period last year, Vietnam's exports to Asian markets increased by 4.9% in the first ten months of this year, to the Americas by 8.3%, to Europe by 37.5%, to Africa by 83.6%, and to Oceania by 6.8%.
Specifically, China accounted for 21.4% of the market share, the United States 20.4%, and Japan 7%. These are Vietnam's three largest export markets for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products. Compared to the same period last year, Vietnam's exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to China increased by 12%, to the United States by 6.2%, and to Japan by 20.4%.
Vietnamese agricultural exports continued to show many highlights, especially the increase in export value, which was mainly due to the increase in selling prices.
Export prices for products such as coffee, cashews, and pepper all increased significantly compared to the same period in 2024.
For example, coffee prices increased by 42.5%. In the first 10 months, the total volume and value of coffee exports reached 1.3 million tons and US$7.41 billion respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 13.5% and 61.8%. Germany, Italy, and Spain are Vietnam's three largest coffee-consuming markets, with market shares of 13.4%, 7.8%, and 7.4%, respectively.
Cashew exports reached 624,400 tons, generating US$4.25 billion in foreign exchange, representing year-on-year increases of 2.2% and 18.6%, respectively. The average export price of cashews in the first ten months of this year exceeded US$6,806 per ton, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%. China, the United States, and the Netherlands are Vietnam's three largest cashew-consuming markets, with market shares of 21.1%, 19.1%, and 9.6%, respectively.
The average export price of pepper in the first ten months of this year was approximately US$6,774 per ton, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%. Therefore, although pepper exports only reached 206,300 tons, a decrease of 5.9%, the total export value still reached US$1.4 billion, an increase of 25.8%.
In October, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports reached US$961 million, bringing the total export value for the first ten months to US$7.09 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.1%. China is Vietnam's main export market, accounting for 62.9% of its fruit and vegetable exports; followed by the United States and South Korea, accounting for 6.6% and 3.9% respectively.
Notably, Vietnam's rice exports saw a decline in both volume and value. The average export price of rice was US$511 per ton, a year-on-year decrease of 18.5%.
Specifically, rice exports in October reached 421,100 tons, generating US$217 million in foreign exchange. The total export volume for the first ten months reached 7.2 million tons, generating approximately US$3.7 billion in foreign exchange, representing year-on-year decreases of 6.5% and 23.8% respectively. (End)
