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Export of Vietnamese fruits, vegetables sweeter by the day

The export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables is expected to continue to soar, considering a growth of 39% since early this year and strong increases in China's purchases.
Export of Vietnamese fruits, vegetables sweeter by the day ảnh 1Workers clean bananas for export at a factory in Ba Ria city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables isexpected to continue to soar, considering a growth of 39% sinceearly this year and strong increases in China's purchases.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD), fruits and vegetables brought home 600 million USD fromexports in May, bringing the five-month figure to 1.97 billion USD, up 39%annually.

In the first four months of this year, China remained thetop consumer of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables with a market share of 58.7%,reaching a value of 804.6 million USD, up 30% year-on-year. The Netherlandsposted the highest growth, 72%, in the import value of Vietnamese fruits andvegetables.

Secretary General of the Vietnam Fruit& Vegetables Association Dang Phuc Nguyen said it is the first year following nearlythree years of COVID-19 that China has actively increased its purchase of Vietnamesefarm produce such as dragon fruit, durian, mango, and jackfruit, among others.

He predicted that with abundant supply, fruit and vegetableexports in the latter half will be promising if the requirements of the Chinesemarket, such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), are well met. The totalexport turnover of fruits and vegetables this year is expected to exceed 4billion USD.

At present, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Tran Thanh Nam is leading a working delegation to the Chineseprovinces of Guangxi and Yunnan to boost bilateral trade inagro-fisheries.

Both sides proposedenhancing studies to pilot the operation of smart border control system.

Nam suggested the Nanning customs set up a point ofcommunication so that it could easily contact the MARD and minimise text-basedexchanges.

Guangxi shares its border with four Vietnamese provinces,with a total of nine border checkpoints, but only six of them are allowed in theimport and export of fruits and vegetables. Hence, Nam proposed that the Nanningcustoms consider expanding the scope of fruit and vegetable trade to all nineborder checkpoints, reducing pressure on traditional checkpoints, easing congestion,and reducing costs for both sides./.

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