VN’s fruit exports aim for US$10 bln

VGP – Viet Nam’s prospects of making export earnings of fruits and vegetables of US$10 billion are likely to be achieved in a near future, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh.

April 10, 2018 10:00 AM GMT+7

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The nation gained US$3.45 billion from exporting fruits and vegetables in 2017 and US$960 million in the first half of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 35.6% and up 8.3% against the last quarter of 2017.

As of early April this year, Viet Nam’s fruits and vegetables are present at 60 nations and territories in the world, said Chairman of Viet Nam Fruit and Vegetables Association Dinh Van Huong.

The top 10 markets were China, Japan, the U.S., the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand), the United Arab Emirates, and Russia.

By Thuy Dung