Agricultural GDP in the first 6 months of 2022 has a stable growth of 2.31%

The report on socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of 2022 published by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on June 29 showed that the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector developed stably.

In which, GDP of the whole industry in the first 6 months of 2022 increased by 2.31% over the same period last year, contributing 0.21 percentage points to the increase in total added value of the whole economy. The forestry sector increased by 4.97% but accounted for a low proportion, so it only contributed 0.03 percentage points; the fisheries sector increased by 3.95%, contributing 0.1 percentage points.

Thanks to the effective solutions of the agricultural sector, agricultural, forestry and fishery production in the first 6 months of 2022 still maintained a good increase, in the context of the impact of erratic weather from the beginning of the second quarter of 2022 and input prices increased.

Keeping the momentum of cultivation and livestock stable

According to GSO statistics, the winter-spring rice cultivation area nationwide this year reached 2,992 thousand hectares, equal to 99.5% of the winter-spring crop last year. As of mid-June, localities across the country have sown 1,829.5 thousand hectares of summer-autumn rice, equaling 99.5% of the same period last year, of which the Mekong Delta region reached 1,442.9 thousand hectares. , equal to 99.8%.

By mid-June, localities across the country had planted 551 thousand hectares of maize, equaling 97.5% of the same period last year; 60.7 thousand hectares of sweet potatoes, equaling 88.6%; 16.8 thousand hectares of soybeans, equaling 87.6%; 129.8 thousand hectares of peanuts, equaling 98.4%; 740.7 thousand hectares of vegetables and beans, equaling 100.4%.

The output of some perennial industrial plants in the first 6 months of 2022 increased compared to the same period last year: Tea buds reached 514.2 thousand tons, up 2.8%; rubber reached 404.2 thousand tons, up 3.5%; pepper reached 280.5 thousand tons, up 3.4%.

Output of some fruit trees: Mango reached 590.6 thousand tons, up 1.3% over the same period last year; oranges reached 490.8 thousand tons, up 15.1%; pomelo reached 282.8 thousand tons, up 6.2%; longan reached 183.9 thousand tons, up 1.5%; litchi reached 170 thousand tons, up 7.4%. Particularly, the output of cashew and dragon fruit decreased compared to the same period last year, reaching 321.9 thousand tons, down 16.5% due to the influence of unseasonal rain during the flowering period, causing the cashew flower to be damaged and not bear fruit; dragon fruit reached 606.8 thousand tons, down 7.4% because the selling price of dragon fruit decreased, so farmers reduced the planting area.

Buffalo and cow raising in the first 6 months of 2022 is affected by severe cold and harmful cold in the first two months of the year. Pig and poultry production recovered due to the well-controlled disease, farmers were proactive in breeding stock and the market demand increased. However, the livestock industry still faces difficulties due to high feed prices, especially for small-scale farmers.

Facing the pressure of high feed costs, GSO said that local authorities and specialized agencies have come up with long-term solutions, supporting and guiding farmers to take advantage of natural resources. materials are available to partially replace industrial feed, and at the same time, it is necessary to continue to promote the construction of the supply chain from farm to fork.

Increased logging activities replace the shortage of raw materials

In the forestry sector, statistics show that the newly concentrated planted forest area in 6 months is estimated at 119.4 thousand ha, up 3.1% over the same period last year; the number of scattered forest trees reached 47 million trees, increasing by 6%; firewood production reached 9.5 million steres, up 0.6%; timber production reached 8,488.2 thousand m3, up 5.9%.

Timber harvesting activities in the first 6 months of 2022 increased mainly due to the high demand for wood production, processing and export. In addition, the high price of gasoline and high transportation costs have led wood processing enterprises to actively seek domestic sources of raw materials, thereby promoting the development of logging activities.

Damaged forest area of the whole country in the first 6 months of the year was 588 ha, down 24.9% over the same period last year, including: burnt forest area 27.7 ha, down 88.1%; destroyed forest area 560.3 ha, an increase of 2%.

Marine exploitation output decreased due to high gasoline prices

Regarding seafood, according to GSO, the total production of aquatic products in the first 6 months of the year was estimated at 4,196.8 thousand tons, up 2.5% over the same period last year (in the second quarter of 2022, it reached 2,333.3 thousand tons, up 2.3%). 9%, including: Fish reached 3,044.4 thousand tons, up 1.7%; shrimp reached 520 thousand tons, up 9.4%; other aquatic products reached 632.4 thousand tons, up 1.2%.

In which, aquaculture production in the first 6 months of the year was estimated at 2,267.7 thousand tons, up 7.4% over the same period last year (in the second quarter of 2022, reaching 1,279.7 thousand tons, up 9.2%). , including: Fish reached 1,552.8 thousand tons, up 6.5%; shrimp reached 448.4 thousand tons, up 11.3%; other aquatic products reached 266.5 thousand tons, up 5.8%.

Particularly, pangasius farming continued to develop on the basis of a strong increase in pangasius exports due to increased demand for pangasius in foreign markets while global supply decreased; Pangasius prices increased over the same period last year. Pangasius production in the second quarter of 2022 was estimated at 429.9 thousand tons, up 15.3% over the same period last year.

Along with pangasius, shrimp also increased sharply due to high demand for shrimp consumption in the country and for export, although the price of vannamei shrimp in the second quarter of 2022 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2022, but still at a high level.

Vannamei shrimp farming continued to switch from intensive farming to super intensive farming or intensive farming with higher densities. Some localities have started farming freshwater vannamei shrimp due to its high economic efficiency and few diseases. Whiteleg shrimp output in the second quarter of 2022 was estimated at 210.6 thousand tons, up 17.7% over the same period last year; Black tiger shrimp production reached 70.9 thousand tons, up 4.9%.

The fishery production in the second quarter of 2022 was estimated at 1,053.6 thousand tons, down 3.7% over the same period last year due to the high fuel prices, which increased the cost of fishing, especially for fishing boats. caught off-shore. In which, fish reached 823 thousand tons, down 4.3%; shrimp reached 39.2 thousand tons, down 2%; other aquatic products reached 191.4 thousand tons, down 1.8%.