Hanoi (VNA), Jan. 31 -- Vietnam earned 5.14 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic exports in January, a year-on-year surge of 79.2%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

Meanwhile, the country imported 3.72 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the month, leading to a trade surplus of 1.4 billion USD, up more than 4.5 times from the corresponding time last year.

Specifically, forestry exports grew 72.5% to 1.49 billion USD, aquatic products up 60.8% to 730 million USD; and farming products up 93.8% to 2.71 billion USD.

The increase was seen in all markets with America up 93.6%, Africa 185.4%, Asia 86.3%, Europe 38.2%, and Oceania 100.9%.

China accounted for 23% of Vietnam's total agro-forestry-...