Agricultural production in April took place in adverse weather conditions, with prolonged heat causing drought in the Central area and Central Highlands provinces; high levels of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta. Pig and poultry farming grew quite well. Forestry production promotes the planting, care and protection of forest, and timber harvesting due to it was the exploited time.
As of mid-April, the whole country had planted 2,948.6 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, down 2.5 thousand hectares compared to last year's winter-spring crop. Northern localities planted 1,057.5 thousand hectares, down 9.4 thousand hectares, southern localities harvested 1,612 thousand hectares of spring paddy, accounting for 85.2% of the planted area and equal to 102% over the same period last year. Of which, the Mekong Delta harvested 1,423.9 thousand hectares, accounting for 95.7% of the cultivated area and equal to 100.6%.
The world economy in the first three months of 2024 continues to face many difficulties and challenges. Strategic competition between powerful countries is becoming more intense, increasing geopolitical tensions
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2024 is estimated to increase by 5.66% over the same period last year, higher than the growth rate of the first quarter of 2020-2023.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2023 was estimated to increase by 3.32% over the same period last year, only higher than the growth rate of 3.21% in the first quarter of 2020 in the period 2011-2023.
The first three months of our country's socio-economic development took place in the context that the world economy continued to have many complicated and unstable fluctuations
Agricultural production in February focused on planting and taking care of spring rice, annual spring crops across the country. As of mid-February, the whole country had cultivated 2,557.4 thousand hectares of spring rice, equaling 94,8% of the same period last year.
As of mid-February, the whole country had cultivated 2,693.4 thousand hectares of spring paddy, equaling 100.5% of the same period last year, of which the northern provinces reached 823 thousand hectares, equaling 105.3%; the southern localities reached 1,870.4 thousand ha, equaling 98.5%; partiality the Mekong Delta provinces cultivated 1,475.1 thousand ha, equaling 98.2%.
As of January 15, 2024, the whole country cultivated 1,821.4 thousand hectares of spring rice, equaling 96.9% of the same period last year, of which, the northern provinces reached 63.4 thousand hectares, equaling 66.6%; the southern provinces reached 1,757.9 thousand hectares, equaling 98.5%; particularly the Mekong River Delta reached 1,427.7 thousand hectares, equaling 99.5%.
As of mid-February, the whole country had planted 2,557.4 thousand hectares of spring paddy, equal to 94.8% of the same period last year. Of which, northern localities reached 680.9 thousand hectares, equal to 82.6%; Southern localities reached 1,876.5 thousand hectares, equal to 100.2%, the Mekong Delta region alone reached 1,481.7 thousand hectares, equal to 100.5%.
