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Fruit, vegetable exports hit 1.38 billion USD in five months

Fruit and vegetable exports earned an estimated 1.38 billion USD in the first five months of 2017, up 38 percent from the same period last year.
Fruit, vegetable exports hit 1.38 billion USD in five months ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: vccinews.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Fruit and vegetable exports earned an estimated 1.38 billion USD in thefirst five months of 2017, up 38 percent from the same period last year.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development, the sector exported 344 million USD worth of these productsin May.

The top four importers of Vietnamese goods wereChina, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea that accounted for 83.8 percentof the total value of fruit and vegetables.

Markets seeing an increase in imports of Vietnamesefruit and vegetables included the United Arab Emirates (2.1 times), Russia(76.3 percent), Japan (51.2 percent), and China (36.8 percent).

In the January-May period, Vietnam imported 470million USD worth of fruit and vegetables, up 68.6 percent year on year. Thevegetable import was estimated at 100 million USD, up 49 percent from 2016,while the imported fruit value was 353 million USD, up 75 percent.

According to the Ministry, in the domesticmarket, early Thanh Ha lychees were sold in Hanoi at the price up to 50,000 VND(2.2 USD) per kg, an increase of around 10 percent year on year.

Prices of avocado in the Central Highlandsprovince of Dak Lak also surged between 15-20 percent from the same period lastyear.

Prices of vegetables in Lam Dong are likely toincrease because of shortage of supply.-VNA
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