South Korea spent 4,100 billion VND buying Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the first half of the year

Published 2024년 8월 14일

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South Korea is the second largest market for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports, accounting for about 5% of the total market share. The main agricultural products contributing to the export turnover to South Korea are bananas, mangoes, and sesame seeds. Exports of these products have seen significant increases, with bananas up nearly three times, mangoes up 72%, and sesame seeds up 62%. Other products like dragon fruit, watermelon, shiitake mushrooms, durian, pineapple, and almonds have also shown strong growth. To compete with other countries, Vietnamese goods need to meet the food safety and hygiene standards, as well as packaging requirements of the host country. It is expected that the import turnover of fruit and vegetables from Vietnam to Korea will continue to increase strongly throughout the year.

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According to Vietnam Customs, South Korea is the second largest market, after China, for importing Vietnamese fruits and vegetables, accounting for about 5% of the total market share of fruit and vegetable exports. The three main agricultural products that contributed greatly to the export turnover to South Korea include bananas, mangoes and sesame seeds. Of which, banana exports reached 35.4 million USD, up nearly three times over the same period last year. Mango exports reached 24 million USD, up 72%, and sesame seeds reached nearly 30 million USD, up 62%. In addition, other products such as dragon fruit, watermelon, shiitake mushrooms, durian and pineapple also recorded strong growth from 40% to 217% over the same period. In particular, almond exports, a type of Vietnamese nut, reached nearly 2 million USD, up 244 times. A representative of a banana exporting enterprise in Gia Lai said that their products are increasingly winning the hearts of Korean consumers and are widely ...

Source: VNExpress