Fruit and vegetable exports skyrocket by 53.1% in February
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports in February recorded a surge of 53.1% to about US$324 million compared to February 2022, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Fruit and vegetable exports during the first two months of the year increased by 12.4% to about US$565.95 million against the same period from last year.
Most notably, local fruit and vegetable exports to China during the reviewed period edged up 25.3% to US$320.5 million against the same period last year, accounting for 56.7% of the country’s total export value.
The increase in export value to the Chinese market can be considered to be the main factor behind the rise of fruit and vegetable exports amid a sharp decline in several key export products.
Furthermore, the northern neighbour’s removal of its "Zero-COVID" policy has helped Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports to regain its growth momentum.
Simultaneously, local fruit and vegetable exports to other foreign markets also experienced an upward trajectory, with exports to the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands all increasing by 12.4%, 17%, and 69.9% to US$27 million, US$23.3 million, and US$19.8 million, respectively.
Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, predicted that this year will be an optimistic period for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports thanks to positive growth in terms of durian fruit.
Providing that durian export turnover reaches US$1 billion this year, the fruit is anticipated to raise the sector’s total export turnover to about US$4 billion, he added.
