As Vietnamese agricultural exporters have seen a surge in demand from China, they are focusing on improving their produce to establish a more robust presence in that market. As Hoang Phat Fruit CEO Nguyen Khac Huy reviewed the figures for this year, he found that shipments to the EU and Japan combined for the whole year equated to only two days’ worth of exports to China.
The company, one of Vietnam’s biggest fresh dragon fruit exporters, has been shipping around 10,000 tons annually for several years and to many markets. Huy: "China is the leading market in terms of revenues. We have exported hundreds of tons of banana, jackfruit, dragon fruit and durian there this year."
Doan Nguyen Duc, chairman of agriculture giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai, which has been shipping bananas to China for four years, called China ‘a wonderful market’: "China imports the biggest amount of agriculture produce globally. If Vietnam can provide goods with consistent quality, they will never refuse."
Source: e.vnexpress.net