Vietnam: Opportunities and challenges on UK fruit and vegetable market

Published 2021년 10월 30일

Tridge summary

In 2020, the UK imported over 5.7 million tons of vegetables and fruits, valued at nearly 6.4 billion pounds. Vietnamese produce contributions were worth around 11.6 million USD, accounting for 0.18% of the market. The UK imported 3.6 million tons of fruit, dominated by bananas from Colombia and Costa Rica, and grapes from South Africa and Spain. However, Vietnamese specialty fruits struggle to enter large supermarkets due to high air freight costs and quality standards required by the UK market. Vietnamese enterprises are encouraged to meet Global GAP and HCCP standards, ensure a stable supply, have a market access strategy, and master the technology of preserving and transporting fruits and vegetables by sea refrigerated containers.

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Original content

In 2020, the UK imported more than 5.7 million tons of vegetables and fruits worth nearly 6.4 billion pounds (about 9 billion dollars). In which, vegetables and fruits from Vietnam were worth nearly 11.6 million USD, accounting for 0.18% market share. Imports of fruit during the same period reached 3.6 million tons with a value of 3.9 billion pounds (about 5.4 billion USD). Leading the way is bananas (accounting for 29.5% of total fruit imports) mainly from Colombia and Costa Rica. Next is grapes (accounting for 12% of the market share) mainly from South Africa and Spain. In third place are oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruits mainly from Spain and Peru. Currently, some specialty fruits such as longan, lychee, dragon fruit, pomelo, rambutan have been present in some small supermarkets in London of Vietnamese people but have not been able to penetrate into large supermarkets. The retail price of these fruits is 3-5 times higher than the selling price of many other common ...

Source: Vinanet