Le Thi Mai Anh, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Asia-Pacific Market Department, speaks at the forum. (Photo: VNA)The forum, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Officein Thailand and the Vietnam Fruit Association (VinaFruit), was intended to promotethe presence of Vietnamese fruits in the Thai market.
VinaFruit President Nguyen Thanh Binh said fruitsaccount for 10-20% of Vietnam’s total agricultural product exports, adding that Vietnamesefruits have been shipped to more than 70 countries and territories worldwide.
Le Thi Mai Anh, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT)’s Asia-Pacific Market Department, suggested the twosides step up cooperation in high-tech and organic agriculture, processing industry andbuilding production and supply chains for agricultural products to boostexports to third countries, thus helping to raise the position of both Vietnamand Thailand in the regional and global supply chains.
Nguyen Thanh Huy, head of the Vietnam Trade Officein Thailand, noted that Vietnamese products, particularly coffee, fruits andhandicrafts, have been increasingly popular in Thailand.
He suggested Vietnamese enterprises study local consumers' taste more carefully to make suitable adjustments in their production, pushingthe penetration of Vietnamese fruits and fruit products into Thailand.
Paul Le, Vice Chairman of Central Retail Vietnam, a subordinate company of Thailand’s Central Group, said Vietnam should pay more attention topackaging and diversifying fruit products, and suggested organising Vietnamesefruit festivals in Thailand./.
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