Illustrative image (Source: baodautu.vn)The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (VinaFruit) said the exportturnover was over 360 million USD in June, up 38 percent from the same periodlast year, pushing the value in the first half to nearly 2.1 billion USD, up17.7 percent year-on-year.
Dang Phuc Nguyen, VinaFruit General Secretary, said Vietnam’s fruit andvegetables export has recovered in major markets, with less reliance on Chinaand increases in demanding markets like the EU, the US, the Republic of Korea(RoK) and Japan.
However, the neighbouring country of China has remained the biggest buyer ofVietnamese fruit and vegetables, accounting for up to 56 percent of Vietnam’stotal fruit and vegetables export value.
Nine types of Vietnamese fruits are allowed to enter the Chinese market via theofficial channel, namely dragon fruit, longan, mango, lychee, banana,jackfruit, rambutan, watermelon and mangosteen. Besides, China has also grantedtemporary licenses to Vietnamese sweet potato and durian.
Nguyen Xuan Giang, Director of the Hoang Ha Service and Trading Company Limitedin the northern border province of Lang Son, said China has imposed morerequirements on Vietnamese agricultural products.
To maintain exports to China, local firms should work to satisfy requirementsregarding quality, packaging and area codes, he suggested./.
VNA
