A ceremony was held recently in Can Tho City to announce the export of the locality’s first batch of green-skinned mangoes to Australia and the United States. This milestone not only helps enhance the reputation of Can Tho mangoes in the world market, but also opens a new period with challenges for local stakeholders, who want to bring the fruit to the world.
Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports are projected to reach 6.6 billion USD by the end of November, fulfilling the annual target of 6-6.6 billion USD, one month ahead of schedule.
Yen Chau district in Son La province is renowned for its round, green-peel elephant mangoes, known for their unique taste. These mango varieties have received origin certification for export, designating their specific cultivation area.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 5 exported a total of seven tonnes of green-peel elephant mango (Mangifera Indica) to Australia and the US.
Vietnam is the third largest mango supplier for the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the world, but the imports from Vietnam only account for 5.8% of the Asian country’s total, the Import - Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
Australia has so far opened its market for four kinds of fresh fruit from Vietnam - dragon fruit, lychee, mango and longan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is working to accelerate the granting of planting area codes to more than 80,000 hectares of fruit trees which yield over 1.5 million tonnes of fruits each year.
Several fruits grown in Vietnam have successfully entered high-value, challenging markets. The country constantly seeks ways to beef up its economic power via fruit exports, claimed Malaysian newswire thestar.com.my.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has developed a strategy to develop the domestic trade market until 2030, with a vision to 2045, to provide sustainable consumption solutions for farm produce.