Vietnam targets over 5 billion USD in fruit export turnover by 2025

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s fruit export turnover is expected
to top 5 billion USD by 2025 and about 6.5 billion USD by 2030.
According to a plan to develop key fruit trees until 2025 and
2030 approved recently by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
(MARD), Vietnam will concentrate on developing 14 key fruit trees, including dragon
fruit, mango, banana, litchi, longan, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, rambutan,
durian, jackfruit, passion fruit, avocado, and custard apple.
The area of these fruit trees is planned to reach 960,000 ha by
2025 and 1 million ha by 2030, producing about 11 - 12 million tonnes and 13-14
million tonnes of products, respectively.
MARD set to expand the total planting area of fruit trees nationwide to 1.2
million by 2025 and 1.3 million by in 2030, with respective yields of 14
million tonnes and 16 million tonnes.
The ministry has assigned its Plant Protection Department to coordinate with localities in disease
management on fruit trees, and guide localities to develop planting area codes
and traceability of the origin of products; and work with units on expanding export markets for fruit
products.
It will join hands with localities and businesses in removing trade
barriers, expanding markets, promoting science and technology transfer, supporting
farmers in accessing capital, building concentrated fruit growing areas, and
developing deep processing facilities.
Statistics from the General Department of the Vietnam Customs show that dragon fruit recorded
the largest export turnover in the first eight months of 2022, reaching nearly
463 million USD. It was followed by banana and durian with 237 million USD and
158 million USD, respectively./.