Vietnam: Mekong Delta region faces great opportunities for fruit and vegetable exports

Published 2024년 9월 16일

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Vietnam is set to boost its fruit and vegetable exports, with durian being a key product following a protocol with China. The Mekong Delta, with its over 370,000 hectares of fruit trees, is a major contributor to these exports. The country has penetrated various markets, including China (durian, fresh coconut), US (longan, dragon fruit, fresh coconut), Japan (lychee, longan), Korea (mango, grapefruit), and New Zealand (lemon, grapefruit). The quality of these products is crucial, as the industry is focusing on building brands and ensuring quality to meet standards for demanding markets. Many localities in the Mekong Delta are promoting trade and exporting fruit to several markets, contributing to the total fruit and vegetable export turnover of Vietnam.

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Original content

Among fruit and vegetable products, durian is expected to continue to make an important contribution to exports in the coming months as Vietnam has signed a Protocol with China on the export of frozen durian. Signs show that the milestone of 7 billion USD in fruit and vegetable exports is completely feasible if Vietnam maintains its market position and the export momentum remains stable as it is now. According to the Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Mekong Delta has an area of more than 370,000 hectares of fruit trees, contributing greatly to Vietnam's fruit exports. Currently, fruit and vegetable products have penetrated many markets, typically durian (fresh, frozen), fresh coconut to the Chinese market; longan, dragon fruit, fresh coconut to the US market; lychee, longan to the Japanese market; mango, grapefruit to the Korean market; lemon, grapefruit to the New Zealand market, which has contributed to the continuous growth of ...

Source: Vov