Fruit and vegetable exports are poised for a record revenue of US$5 billion this year, driven by favorable conditions from the beginning of this year. Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that fruit and vegetable exports were estimated at $3.45 billion in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 57.5 per cent over the same period last year and even exceeding the record value of $3.81 billion set in 2018.
The ministry said protocols that Việt Nam signed with China in 2022 helped Việt Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports to be robust this year, with durian, mango, dragon fruit and banana among products with large export value.
Đặng Phúc Nguyên, general secretary of the Việt Nam Fruit Association, said the increase in fruit and vegetable exports was driven by the increase in purchases of the Chinese market. In addition, many countries increased imports of vegetables and fruits from Việt Nam as their production was affected by drought and flood.
Source: vietnamnews.vn
