Vietnamese lychees sold in Australia (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s export turnover ofvegetables and fruits reached 283 million USD in June, bringing the figure inthe first half of 2017 to 1.7 billion USD, up 45 percent from the same periodlast year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development, China, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea remained thetop four importers of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits, accounting for 85percent of the total export value.
The country has enjoyed impressive growth infruit and vegetable exports in some markets, including Russia (67 percent),Japan (56 percent), China (50 percent) and the US (23 percent), the RoK (15percent) and Thailand (12 percent).
Recently, green mangoes grown in Son La provincehave been exported to Australia for the first time, opening up opportunitiesfor agricultural production development, particularly fruit farming, in thenorthern mountainous region of Vietnam.
Le Son Ha, Head of the Plant Quarantine underthe Plant Protection Department, said five tonnes of mangoes will be exportedto Australia weekly, adding that this gives a boost for Vietnam’s fruits toenter new markets.
He noted that the department is completingprocedures to export lychees to Japan.
Vietnamese longan have been shipped to the USand will be available in Australia and New Zealand, while red and white dragonfruits are hoped to enter Australia this year. -VNA
According to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development, China, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea remained thetop four importers of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits, accounting for 85percent of the total export value.
The country has enjoyed impressive growth infruit and vegetable exports in some markets, including Russia (67 percent),Japan (56 percent), China (50 percent) and the US (23 percent), the RoK (15percent) and Thailand (12 percent).
Recently, green mangoes grown in Son La provincehave been exported to Australia for the first time, opening up opportunitiesfor agricultural production development, particularly fruit farming, in thenorthern mountainous region of Vietnam.
Le Son Ha, Head of the Plant Quarantine underthe Plant Protection Department, said five tonnes of mangoes will be exportedto Australia weekly, adding that this gives a boost for Vietnam’s fruits toenter new markets.
He noted that the department is completingprocedures to export lychees to Japan.
Vietnamese longan have been shipped to the USand will be available in Australia and New Zealand, while red and white dragonfruits are hoped to enter Australia this year. -VNA
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