Tridge summary
Vietnamese bananas have gained a strong foothold in the Chinese market, outperforming competitors from the Philippines and Taiwan, thanks to their superior quality, reasonable pricing, and compliance with Japanese packaging standards. In the first eight months of the year, Vietnam's banana exports to China saw a significant increase of 19.6%, contributing over 40% to China's total banana imports, while imports from the Philippines and Ecuador experienced declines due to various challenges. The success of Vietnamese bananas is attributed to factors such as product quality, consistent output, and flexible pricing, alongside lower logistics costs and compliance with China's strict quarantine standards. However, Vietnamese exporters face challenges such as price fluctuations and intense competition, requiring them to stay adaptive to the Chinese market to sustain their growth. This performance highlights a promising future for Vietnam's agricultural sector in China.
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Original content
In recent years, Vietnamese bananas have emerged as one of the main export products, especially in the mainland Chinese market. Earlier this year, fresh bananas from Vietnam marked a major step forward when they dominated the shelves of the AEON supermarket chain in China, completely replacing bananas from the Philippines and Taiwan, which had previously dominated. This has not only happened at AEON but has also spread to many other supermarket chains and large wholesale markets in the country. Currently, Hoang Anh Gia Lai's Pleiku Sweet bananas, one of the prominent brands in China, are packaged according to Japanese standards in small quantities of 3-4 fruits per bag. Each week, this brand exports several dozen containers, meeting the growing demand of the Chinese market. According to Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc, Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai, bananas from Vietnam are a formidable competitor to exporters from the Philippines and Ecuador in the international trading floor. Mr. Dang ...
Source: VNExpress
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