Improved quality boosts export of fruit, vegetables
- Vietnamese fruit sent to tough markets
- Vietnamese consumers lose interest in Chinese fruit
- Shaped fruits market prepared for Tet
According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association, the result was attributable to efforts to seek new markets and keep traditional markets.
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In 2016, five types of fruits gained entry to four new markets - mangoes to Australia, dragon fruits to Taiwan (China), longans and lychees to Thailand and cashew to Peru, thus expanding the market for Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable to more than 60 countries and territories.
China continues to be the largest market for Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables, accounting for around 70%, followed by the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan.
Bui Sy Doanh, from the Department of Plant Protection under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the department would continue stepping up negotiations on technical barriers to help more Vietnamese fruits and vegetables enter selective markets like the US, Japan and Australia.
Nguyen Huu Dat from the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association emphasized the need to further improve post-harvest preservation and processing technologies to meet demands for quality and diverse products in foreign markets.
