HANOI, Jan 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam earned a record high of 5.69 billion U.S. dollars, from fruit and vegetable exports in 2023, up over 70 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
China, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Australia were Vietnam’s biggest fruit and vegetable importers, especially neighbouring China, which accounted for 65 percent of the revenue, according to the report.
Surpassing dragon fruit, durian made up the lion’s share with more than two billion dollars, which is attributable to the protocol on phytosanitary requirements for Vietnamese durian exported to China.
The agency cited insiders as saying that, the record made in 2023 was just a start, as ample room remains for the country’s fruit and vegetable sector.
Other fruits, like watermelon are expected to see breakthroughs in exports as another protocol regarding quarantine requirements for watermelon exported from Vietnam to China has been signed.– NNN-VNA
