Vietnam’s exports of fruits and vegetables to major markets like the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand have surged despite the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.
Romania is a market of great potential to Vietnam’s exports like tropical fruits (fresh and canned), seafood (frozen and canned), coffee, pepper, cashew nut and pork, although the European country has a relatively developed agriculture, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Exports of fruits and vegetables for the whole year are likely to reach 3.8 billion USD thanks to comprehensive measures taken by the agricultural sector, according to Nguyen Quoc Toan, Acting Director of the Department of Farm Produce Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The northern provinces of Bac Giang, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Son La have proposed boosting exports of litchi and longan to foreign markets, including China.
Vietnam’s exports of fruits and vegetables hit 3.34 billion USD as by December 15, a surge of 45 percent year on year, surpassing 2016’s revenue of 2.457 billion USD.
Exports of fruits and vegetables in October are estimated to reach 209 million USD, raising total export value of the products to 2.84 billion USD in the first 10 months of this year, up 41.2 percent over the same period of 2016.
Exports of fruits and vegetables in the first nine months of the year are estimated at 2.64 billion USD, a year-on-year surge of 44.2 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).