Vietnam: Fruit and vegetable exports are about to surpass the 5 billion USD mark

Specifically, durian is the industry that contributes the most to export turnover. After 9 months, the export turnover of this billion-dollar fruit is estimated at 1.6 billion USD, more than 14 times higher than the same period last year. Next are jackfruit, mango, longan, grapefruit, and watermelon. In addition to growth in main markets such as China, Korea, Japan... the amount of Vietnamese fruit exported to the European market is estimated to also increase sharply over the same period last year such as: passion fruit, dragon fruit, coconut, pineapple and soursop. According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien, to increase the value of the fruit and vegetable industry, it is necessary to create favorable conditions for investors to participate in deep processing, because enhancing deep processing not only reduces losses. post-harvest losses, but also increases product value many times compared to current fresh fruit and vegetable exports. Along ...