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Vietnamese agricultural products on display at Paris fair

A range of Vietnamese agricultural products, particularly fruit and vegetables as well as high- quality rice, are being showcased at the Global International Food Products Exhibition (SIAL Paris 2014) in Paris from October 19-23.
A range of Vietnamese agricultural products, particularly fruit andvegetables as well as high- quality rice, are being showcased at theGlobal International Food Products Exhibition (SIAL Paris 2014) in Parisfrom October 19-23.

On the first day of the fair, Long SonCompany, a prestigious cashew nut exporter, won a 500 million USDcontract to ship cashew nuts to Turkey. The company estimates its exportearnings for this year at 110 million USD.

Dao Van Ho,director of Vietnam’s Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture, said thatthe event serves as a bridge for Vietnamese agricultural, food andbeverage businesses to enter the European market. This is the fifth timeVietnamese businesses have attended the fair.

According to Ho,Vietnam’s export turnover of agro-forestry-fisheries products is likelyto reach 30 billion USD this year, compared to 27.5 billion USD earnedlast year.

Held every two years, SIAL is a major global eventfeaturing the world’s leading food retailers and buyers in one location.This year, SIAL attracts more than 6,300 businesses and 150,000visitors from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Vietnam isrepresented by 16 enterprises.-VNA
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