Vietnam, Netherlands seek to boost trading in fruits, vegetables

A virtual conference on trading in fruits and vegetables between Vietnam and the Netherlands was held on September 29 to match Vietnamese suppliers and potential Dutch importers, wholesalers and retailers.
Hanoi (VNA) – A virtual conference on trading in fruitsand vegetables between Vietnam and the Netherlands was held on September 29to match Vietnamese suppliers and potential Dutch importers, wholesalers andretailers.

The event was co-held by the Vietname Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Department of European and American Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade,the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands and the Vietnam Fruit and VegetableAssociation in order to help Vietnamese producers take advantage of theEU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which took effect on August 1.

It was participated by 22 Vietnamese exporters of fruits andvegetables and 10 importers from the Netherlands.

Speaking at the event, Vietrade Director Vu Ba Phu highlighted the Netherlands as a gateway for Vietnamese fruitsand vegetables to enter the EU market and the global market at large.Meanwhile, Vietnam is Asia’s fifth largest producer of fruits and vegetableswith its products available in more than 60 countries worldwide, he said.

The EVFTA will bring manyopportunities for enterprises of both Vietnam and the Netherlands, he added,noting that Vietnam has mainly exported pineapple, dragon fruits,coconut, mango and rambutan to the EU countries.

The EU market accounted for about half of the world’simports of fruits and vegetables, Phu continued, though it is very promising,it is a demanding market with strict requirements in terms of technical barriers and pesticideresidue among others.

Therefore, it is mandatory for Vietnamese exporters topursue safe production applying Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), he said.

Data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed thatVietnam’s shipments of fruits and vegetables to the EU stood at 2.26 billionUSD in the first eight months of this year, a decrease of 11.3 percent from ayear earlier, due to COVID-19./.
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