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.
Viet Nam has exported its fruit to high-standard markets in recent years, such as the US, the European Union and Japan, but increasing export volume is no easy task.
The southern province of An Giang has exported 5.4 tonnes of three-coloured mangoes to Australia for the first time, reported the provincial People’s Committee.
Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached US$1.32 billion in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 30 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Viet Nam earned some US$321 million from fruit and vegetable exports in January 2018, a year-on-year increase of 36.9 per cent, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached a record $3.5 billion for year-on-year growth of 43.02 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports to the UAE reached $14.2 million in 2014, $16.2 million in 2015 and $22.8 million in 2016, accounting for a modest part of the UAE’s annual import turnover of this commodity group.
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.
Viet Nam exported nearly 10,000 tonnes of fresh fruit to difficult markets such as the United States, Canada, South Korea and Japan in the first 10 months of this year.
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.