Fruit, vegetable exports see green shoots, targeting 7 billion USD

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports in the first two months of this year surged 38% to about 749.7 million USD, which is expected to peak at nearly 7 billion USD this year.
Fruit, vegetable exports see green shoots, targeting 7 billion USD ảnh 1Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports in the first two months of this year surge 38% to about 749.7 million USD. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s fruit andvegetable exports in the first two months of this year surged 38% to about749.7 million USD, which is expected to peak at nearly 7 billion USD this year.

The sector is hoped to remain a bright spot in 2024as many businesses reported that order books are full until the end of the firstquarter, according to Lao dong (Labour) Newspaper.

Durian alone would bring in 3.5 billion USD afterthe Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the GeneralAdministration of Customs of China signed a protocol on phytosanitaryrequirements for the Vietnamese fruit exported to the neighbouring country lastyear, said Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and VegetableAssociation (Vinafruit).

Although shipments to Europe and the US are forecastto be hindered by the Red Sea tension in the time ahead, exports to China willbe boosted, driven by durian, dragon fruit, jackfruit, banana, and mango, headded.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPhung Duc Tien said four more Vietnamese products will be shipped to China viathe official channel in the time ahead, comprising medicinal herb, coconut,frozen fruit, and watermelon, thus contributing greatly to Vietnam’sagricultural export revenue.

According to statistics from the General Departmentof Customs, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export turnover hit an estimated 5.6billion USD last year, up 66% year-on-year. Surpassing dragon fruit, durian recordedthe highest export value.

The largest importers of Vietnamese fruits andvegetables included China, the US, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, theNetherlands, Taiwan (China), Australia, the United Arab Emirates, andRussia.

China remained the biggest buyer, with the importturnover reaching 3.7 billion USD in the year, up nearly 250% in value and 65%in market share compared to 2022./.
VNA

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