Foreign fruits entering Vietnam are sold at super cheap prices

Fruits

Vietnam

Market & Price Trends

Published Nov 10, 2023

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The price of imported fruit in Vietnam, such as golden kiwi, pomegranates, pears, and apples, has decreased significantly compared to last year. This is due to an abundant supply in the market and low purchasing power, as well as beneficial agreements and reduced import taxes through free trade agreements. Vietnam has increased its import of fruit from countries like India, New Zealand, and South Korea.

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Specializing in selling imported fruit on Bach Dang Street (Binh Thanh), Ms. Hanh said that golden kiwi imported from New Zealand is selling for 200,000 VND per box (weight 3.5 kg), which is only 57,000 VND per kg. For customers who buy more than 10 boxes, the price is only 160,000 VND per box. "This price is down 15% compared to the same period last year," she said. According to Ms. Hanh, imported pomegranates and pears are also increasingly cheaper. In particular, pomegranates imported from China currently range from 60,000 to 70,000 VND per kilogram, in some places it is only 40,000 VND. Or Tunisian pomegranates used to be one of the imported fruits classified in the high-end segment with a selling price in 2021 of up to 250,000 VND per kg, now it is 35,000-50,000 VND, which means the price is only one-fifth of what it was two years ago. before. Similarly, Korean pears are being sold for 60,000-80,000 VND per kg for type 1 goods, while for type 2 goods it is 30,000-40,000 VND ...

Source: VNExpress