Vietnam making efforts to increase dragon fruit export to Australia, New Zealand

According to Nguyen Thi Thu Huong from the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia, Vietnam has exported fresh dragon fruits to Australia since 2017 with the export value growing every year. Vietnam's dragon fruit export turnover to Australia surged by 36 percent in 2020 and 14 percent in 2021. Besides Overseas Vietnamese's distribution systems, the fruit has been sold at major retail supermarkets in Australia, Huong added. In addition to this, dragon fruit is one of three types of fruit licensed to be imported into New Zealand. Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung said dragon fruit is Vietnam's most successful export fruit to New Zealand with consecutive growths from 2014 to now. Humphrey Lawrence – General Manager in charge of imports of MG Marketing of New Zealand, Said Vietnam has a great opportunity to promote its dragon fruit export to the country. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for dragon fruit products in New Zealand has increased sharply, he said, ...