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As many as seven Vietnamese fruits have now been able to make inroads into the US market.

After over five years of negotiations, the US Department of Agriculture has officially licensed the import of fresh pomelo from Vietnam.

With good results seen in the first seven months of this year, experts forecast that the revenue target of 4.2 billion USD in vegetable and fruit exports for 2019 is reachable.

German group BASF has launched new rambutan-derived bioactives from by-products, offering a host of opportunities for cosmetics firms in Vietnam and benefiting the local rural community.

Three tonnes of mangoes, grown in Yen Chau district in the northern mountainous province of Son La, were packaged on June 19 for flying to the UK.

Mangoes grown in Yen Chau district, the northern mountain province of Son La, began being exported to the US, UK, Australian and Chinese markets on June 1.

Vina T&T Import - Export Service Trading Co Ltd (Vina T&T) has said its mango shipments to the US amounted to 71 tonnes.

Although export revenue of agricultural products has grown in recent years to more than 40 billion USD, expertshave said the figure may rise higher if Vietnamese farm produce can meet the technical standards of import markets, especially developed ones.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam announced the export of Vietnamese rambutan to New Zealand in Hanoi on April 10.

Vietnam is set to begin exporting rambutans to New Zealand after years of trade negotiations between the two countries.

Vietnam is set to begin exporting rambutans to New Zealand after years of trade negotiations between the two countries.

Representatives of farming co-ops and Ben Tre's Cultivation and Plant Protection Division have discussed measures for sustainable development of green-skin pomelos and rambutans in the locality.

Vietnam will be the first country globally allowed to export star apple fruit to the US.

Vegetable and fruit export revenue is hoped to hit a new record of 3.6 billion USD in 2017, with bumper crops forecast for the rest of the year.

Vina T&T Import – Export Service Trading Co Ltd last week exported its first batch of fresh coconuts to the US, which is considered to be a difficult market.

Farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai are growing Thai rambutan because of its high profit, according to the Dong Nai Agriculture and Rural Development Department.

Fruit export brought home 967 million USD in the first five months of this year, a 147-percent surge against the same period last year, according to the agricultural sector.

Fruit and vegetable exports are likely to achieve the Government's target of 1.65 billion USD this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Rambutan Fashion Show presenting the latest collection of American teenage designer Zeke Edwards will be held on November 20 at Art Vietnam Gallery.

Binh Loc Cooperative in the southern province of Dong Nai has exported 2 tonnes of dried rambutan to France, opening up a new development trend for the rambutan growing sector in the locality.