Trade decline via Lao Cai border gate
(VOV) -Since early this year, the quantity of Vietnam’s agricultural products exported to China through Lao Cai border gate has fallen by 13.6% and Chinese products imported to the country reduced by 42.8%.
According to the Plant Quarantine Sub-Department of Region VIII, Vietnam’s major export items include green bananas, timber, fresh cassava roots, cardamom, and fresh lemon and mango.
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Imports from China include a wide range of traditional products such as potato, fresh pomegranate and apples, cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, garlic, sunflower seeds and hybrid rice seeds.
Among 14 temporary import and re-export products from Laos, South Africa, Iran and Australia to China through Lao Cai border gate are Dalbergia cochinchinensis, almond, walnuts, pistachio nut, dried figs, and rapeseed.