Việt Nam officially exports 11 types of fruits to China: durian, jackfruit, dragon fruit, banana, mango, longan, lychee, watermelon, rambutan, mangosteen, and passion fruit, along with sweet potato and black ginseng.
Thailand, which previously ranked sixth after Japan and Taiwan (China), has climbed to fourth place with a seven-month export value of $123 million, a 70 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
The strong growth in exports during the first seven months of this year showed that the quality of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables has been improved to meet the export markets'' requirements.
Việt Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports could reach record levels in 2024, especially with the country working on an export protocol for fresh coconut and frozen durian with China this year.
This is the first time fruit and vegetable export value has exceeded $1 billion right in the first quarter, signalling strong growth for the sector in the future.
Đặng Phúc Nguyên, General Secretary of the Việt Nam Fruit and Vegetable Association, spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Mai Linh about export prospects and how Việt Nam can become a fruit and vegetable export powerhouse.
The Việt Nam Vegetable and Fruit Association (VINAFRUIT) estimated that Việt Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports will top US$5.5 - 5.6 billion, which is a new record, in 2023.
With the rapid growth registered from the beginning of this year, many were optimistic that the fruit and vegetable export would hit a new record of $5 billion.
Fruit and vegetable exports have been worth US$3.25 billion in the year-to-date, a 68.8 per cent increase year-on-year and already in excess of the 2022 figure of $3.16 billion.
Son La Province People’s Committee and Dong Giao Foodstuff Export JSC on Friday inaugurated Doveco Son La complex, a major fruit and vegetable processing factory in the northern province, after nearly three years of construction.