Vietnamese passion fruits enter Australian market

Published Sep 11, 2024

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Vietnam has started exporting passion fruits to Australia, becoming the fifth Vietnamese tropical fruit to be imported there after mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit. The announcement was made in a ceremony by the Plant Protection Department and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. The department is working with localities to meet export requirements and improve fruit quality. Meanwhile, Australia will import Vietnamese plums. The area under passion fruit cultivation in Vietnam is over 12,000 hectares and expands in the northern mountainous region and Central Highlands. The country is aiming to improve the quality of passion fruits and expand their reach in the international market.

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Passion fruits have become the fifth kind of Vietnamese fruits to be officially exported to Australia, following mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit. On September 9, the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to announce the export of Vietnamese passion fruits to Australia and the import of Australian plums into Vietnam. Huynh Tan Dat, Director of the Plant Protection Department, underlined that Vietnam has great potential and advantages in tropical fruits. Currently, Vietnamese fruits are available in over 60 countries and territories. Specifically, passion fruits have been exported to 20 countries in various forms such as fresh, frozen, and juice. The area of passion fruit in Vietnam is currently over 12,000 hectares and is expanding, mostly in the northern mountainous region. Many provinces in the Central Highlands are also expanding the cultivation area of ...

Source: WTOCenter