(HBO) – Hoa Binh province saw foreign trade rebounding further in July as exports picked up 7.35 percent from the previous month to over 83.25 million USD and imports grew 46.26 percent month-on-month to 107.5 million USD.
SMA VINA Viet – Han Garment
Import Export JSC, headquartered in Dan Chu ward, Hoa Binh city, boosts
production to maintain employment for hundreds of local workers.
In the first
seven months of this year, the province’s exports totalled 406.38 million USD,
down 12.12 percent from the same period last year.
Exports of
commodities in July topped74.05 million USD, up 7.02 percent month-on-month, while exports of services
reached 4 million USD, up 14.29 percent.
From January – July,the export of commodities and
services amounted 384.05 million USD and 21.32 million USD, down 12.24 percent
and 9.93 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, its
imports hit 401.2 million USD during the period, a year-on-year increase of
10.52 percent./.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.