Hanoi (VNA) – The export of dragon fruit, banana and durian is expected to contribute 2 billion USD to the country’s export turnover in 2023.
The fruits and vegetables export recorded positive signals in early 2023, reaching300 million USD in January, up 3% year-on-year.
This promises a great help to the sector in realising its goal of 4 billion USD inrevenue this year, a year-on-year surge of 20%.
This is attributable to China’s re-opening in early January and itsincreasing import of fruits and vegetables from Vietnam; and the efforts ofVietnamese exporters to maintain orders with partners in the US, the European Union(EU), and Japan.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the export volume of durian sharply soared,hitting 421 million USD, up 137% from the same period last year.
The export ofbanana also saw strong growth, reaching 311 millionUSD last year, up 34.5%.
The trade of goods at the border gates between Vietnam and China has becomebustling. As many as 220,000 tonnes of fruits were exported to China via bordergates in the northern province of Lang Son from January 1 – February 13, a hikeof 40% year-on-year.
According to Nguyen Thanh Binh, President of the Vietnam Fruitand Vegetable Association, 2023 is expected to be an optimistic year forVietnam's fruits and vegetables export industry, especially durian.
China remains the largest importer ofVietnamese durian among other key names including Australia, the US, Japan,and Taiwan (China).
Banana export is also expected to exceed 300 million USD thanks to a protocol signed with China in November 2022.
Vietnam is the second biggest exporter of banana to China after thePhilippines. China annually spends over 1 billion USD on importing banana from theSoutheast Asian nation.
Last year,Vietnam raked in nearly 1.4 billion USD from exporting dragon fruit, banana,and durian./.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The first batch of durian exported through the official channel to China was sent from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on September 17, more than two months after the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and China’s General Administration of Customs of China signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for Vietnamese durian exported to China.
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