Beijing businesses want to buy Vietnamese fruits immediately

Returning from attending the Vietnam Fruit Festival in Beijing, China, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (Vinafruit), said that China has long been the number one market for Vietnamese fruit consumption. Over the years, Vietnam has exported to China many different types of fruits such as dragon fruit, durian, mango, banana, watermelon, etc. Vietnam's fruit exports to China have been growing at a high rate in recent years. In 2023, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to markets reached 5.6 billion USD, of which the Chinese market was 3.6 billion USD, accounting for 65%. In the first 8 months of 2024, fruit and vegetable exports to China continued to grow strongly and reached more than 3 billion USD, almost equal to exports to this market in the whole year of 2023, with the turnover mainly coming from fruits. This shows that fruit exports to the Chinese market are still growing very strongly. However, although Vietnamese fruit ...