Fruit and vegetable exports record impressive growth
VOV.VN - Fruit and vegetable exports received positive signs during the initial months of the year with the number of export orders to the major markets such as the United States and the EU growing by 20% to 30% against the same period from last year, according to industry insiders.
Nguyen Dinh Tung, general director of Vina T&T Group, said the group signed a contract to export 1,500 containers of durian to Chinese market late last year, adding that despite factors relating to high inflation, as well as a decline in consumer demand in several export markets, there are bright prospects ahead for fruit exports at the beginning of the year.
Ngo Thi Thu Hong, director of Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company, emphazised that the firm’s export orders had soared by about 30% on-year, noting that it is also exporting fruits such as durian and seedless lemons to markets such as the EU, Japan, and China.
Hong revealed that the company has launched durian products for exports to the Chinese market as it was granted a planting area code in December, 2022.
Along with the Chinese market, the firm has also shipped durian to the EU market with customers purchasing between one and three tonnes per week in a stable manner.
With regard to the EU market, Tran Van Cong, the country’s agricultural counselor in the EU, pointed out that each year the market imports fruit and vegetables worth about US$120 billion, accounting for 40% of the global total import and export turnover.
However, Vietnamese fruit and vegetable export turnover to the EU market has reached about US$190 million, making up a small proportion compared to the market share that the EU is importing.
In the structure of fruit and vegetable exports to the EU market over recent time, fresh products account for approximately 70%, while processed products make up only 30%.
According to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the consumption amount of fruit and vegetables has seen an increase in the EU. However, the EU market has set forth a range of stringent requirements on traceability and product quality standards, especially food safety and hygiene.
Therefore, local businesses are advised to fully grasp information about the market, including consumer tastes, standards on rules of origin, food safety and hygiene, to make further inroads into the demanding market.
