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.
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.
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.
A delegation of Vietnamese fruit and vegetable export firms will travel to three European countries France, Germany and Poland to explore business opportunities there.
The domestic vegetable and fruit industry in January witnessed a year-on-year increase of 14 per cent in export value to US$230 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable export in 2016 hit US$2.4 billion, a 30 per cent increase from 2015, and exceeding the Ministry of Industry and Trade''s yearly target of $2.2 billion.
Fruit and vegetable exports hit US$186 million in November, bringing the value in 11 months of this year to approximately US$2.2 billion, up from the 2015 record of $1.8 billion.
Viet Nam has shown strong growth in fruit and vegetable exports in
recent times, but for the sustainable development of exports more
support from the State and enterprises is required.