United States allows import of grapefruit from Vietnam

Published 2021년 12월 31일

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Vietnam is set to begin exporting grapefruits to the US within the next 60 days, according to Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tran Thanh Nam. The US may also soon allow Vietnamese coconuts to be exported. Vietnam currently has 105,400 hectares of grapefruit production, yielding nearly 950,000 tons, and is expected to harvest around 140,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2022. The country has already been exporting six types of fresh fruit to the US. In 2019, Vietnam's grapefruit exports generated just over $4.8 million, and this increased to $10.9 million in the first three quarters of 2020.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Grapefruit from Vietnam received the green light from the US side to officially enter the North American market in 60 days, according to Vietnam Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam. He also said that "the US authorities will consider opening the door to Vietnamese coconuts." Nam suggested that "companies wishing to export the fruit to the US should work with Vietnam's plant quarantine units to complete the necessary documents to soon export grapefruits to the US." According to the Crop Production Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the country has 105,400 hectares of grapefruit, with a total production of almost 950,000 tons. From now until the first quarter of 2022, Vietnam will harvest around 140,000 tonnes of grapefruit. Currently, there are six types of fresh fruit from Vietnam that are exported to the US, pitahaya, rambutan, mango, ...

Source: CLPortalportuario