Exports of coconuts and coconut products are expected to top 80 millionUSD this year, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country's totalfruit exports, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association has said.
In the first seven months, exports were worth 55.5 million USD, a 213 percent rise year-on-year.
Vietnam's major coconut product exports are copra and canned coconut milk.
Inthe January-July period, China, Thailand, Egypt, Germany and theNetherlands were the largest buyers, with China alone accounting for 31million USD, a 192 percent rise. Vietnam exports mostly copra and freshcoconuts to China.
Shipments of canned coconut milk and freshcoconuts increased significantly this year, with 17 countries buyingthem, compared to just three last year.
Exports of canned coconut milk were worth 5.6 million USD.
Freshcoconut exports have increased sharply this year because the countryhas adopted a preservation method that keeps fresh coconuts for up tosix weeks.
Vietnam harvests 720 million coconuts a year, mostly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and central coastal provinces.
Ben Tre province in the Mekong Delta is the largest producer./.
In the first seven months, exports were worth 55.5 million USD, a 213 percent rise year-on-year.
Vietnam's major coconut product exports are copra and canned coconut milk.
Inthe January-July period, China, Thailand, Egypt, Germany and theNetherlands were the largest buyers, with China alone accounting for 31million USD, a 192 percent rise. Vietnam exports mostly copra and freshcoconuts to China.
Shipments of canned coconut milk and freshcoconuts increased significantly this year, with 17 countries buyingthem, compared to just three last year.
Exports of canned coconut milk were worth 5.6 million USD.
Freshcoconut exports have increased sharply this year because the countryhas adopted a preservation method that keeps fresh coconuts for up tosix weeks.
Vietnam harvests 720 million coconuts a year, mostly in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and central coastal provinces.
Ben Tre province in the Mekong Delta is the largest producer./.
