Consultation session to give advice on durian exports

Vietnamese durians on sale in Australia (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Trade promotion Agency (VIETRADE)and the authorities of Dak Lak, which houses large durian plantation in the CentralHighland, will run a hybrid consultation in exporting Vietnamese durians onJuly 22 to field queries from interested firms.

The event will take place in Dak Lak, allowing participationon Zoom.

In the past decade, Vietnam’s durian plantations haveincreased rapidly. From planted mainly in the Mekong Delta and a few places inthe Southeast region, the tree now appear more and more in the CentralHighlands.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment’s Department of Crop Production, in 2021, the country's durianoutput is estimated at 642,600 tonnes, up 15% year-on-year. Vietnam mainlyexports the fruit in the form of frozen pulps.

China is the largest market for Vietnam's fresh durianconsumption. Since July 11 this year, it has permitted Vietnamese durians to beofficially exported through all border gates.

Vietnamese durian is also increasingly showing a dominantposition in Australia with a series of unique brands such as ASEAN Produce, VinEni, Basel, Uu Dam, and No1./.

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