Vietnam earns over 3.1 billion USD from durian exports

Published Dec 24, 2024

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In 2024, Vietnam witnessed remarkable growth in its durian exports, with China continuing to be the primary market, contributing to 90% of the total revenue of over 2.8 billion USD in 11 months, marking a 43% increase from the previous year. The exports experienced a significant surge in growth across various markets, including Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan, with Hong Kong and Japan showing 16% and 85% growth respectively. The durian exports played a crucial role in the broader fruit and vegetable export revenue, which reached over 3.1 billion USD, marking a 44% increase and setting a record for the industry's best year to date. With the anticipation of further market expansion in China for value-added durian products in 2025, the future looks bright for the durian and overall fruit and vegetable export sectors in Vietnam. Additionally, the exports of other tropical fruits like bananas, jackfruit, mangoes, and coconuts saw notable increases, benefiting from the liberalization of the Chinese market and the opening of the US market for fresh Vietnamese coconuts and passion fruit, signaling a positive trajectory for the future of Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports.

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Source: Vnexpress.net According to a quick report from customs, China is still the leading market for Vietnamese durian consumption, accounting for 90% of the total turnover, equivalent to more than 2.8 billion USD in 11 months. This level increased by 43% compared to the same period in 2023. Thailand ranked second, importing about 177 million USD of durian, up 82% over the same period last year. The Hong Kong and Japanese markets also recorded growth rates of 16% and 85% respectively compared to last year. Particularly, Vietnamese durian exports to Cambodia increased 139 times, reaching nearly 3 million USD. In the 11 months, Vietnam earned more than 3.1 billion USD from durian exports, up more than 44% over the same period last year. Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen - General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, recognized that 2024 is a bumper year for durian and the fruit and vegetable industry in general. According to the association's calculations, this year's fruit ...

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