Development opportunities for Vietnamese fresh coconuts in the US and Chinese markets

In August 2023, the United States officially allowed Vietnamese fresh coconuts to be exported to the country. Currently, coconut growers are very happy about this, and related companies are also preparing to expand production scale and meet market demand, especially export demand to the US market. ​ Pei Yangshu, manager of Mekong Fruit Import and Export Co., Ltd., revealed that the United States imports an average of about 2,000 containers of fresh coconuts from other countries every year. ​ However, Vietnamese companies export only 110 to 120 containers of fresh coconuts to the United States every year. This shows that there is still huge room for improvement in the market share of Vietnamese coconuts in the United States. ​ Following the United States, the General Administration of Customs of China also inspected coconut growing areas in Vietnam and decided based on the inspection results whether to allow Vietnamese fresh coconuts to be exported to the country’s market ...