Exports of pitaya, longan, and passion fruit have declined sharply, and many Vietnamese fruits have failed in the Chinese market

Published Oct 9, 2023

Tridge summary

The text discusses how Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to China have been affected by competition from neighboring countries and China's domestic production. The exports of dragon fruit, passion fruit, and longan have declined due to an increase in China's domestic cultivation and imports from Laos and Cambodia. Despite these challenges, Vietnam can leverage its geographical advantage, lower transportation costs, and focus on improving quality and production to gain an edge over competitors. It is also suggested that Vietnam should explore export opportunities in markets such as Japan, Korea, and the US.

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China has always been Vietnam's largest export market of fruits and vegetables. In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to China reached US$2.3 billion, accounting for 64% of Vietnam's total exports. Although Vietnam's total fruit and vegetable exports have achieved a strong recovery this year, they are still in the China's market is being impacted by neighboring countries and China's domestic cultivation. China's dragon fruit planting scale has expanded, and passion fruit and longan are imported from Laos and Cambodia, which have led to a sharp decline in Vietnam's exports of corresponding fruits. Vietnam Customs data shows that Vietnam's dragon fruit exports in the first eight months of this year were US$442 million, down 4.4% from the same period last year. Among them, red-fleshed dragon fruits exported to China dropped sharply by 48%. Currently, China's domestically grown dragon fruit production has More than Vietnam, the price is also ...

Source: Guojiguoshu