Vietnam ranks third among largest mango suppliers to RoK
VOV.VN - The nation exported a total of 1,700 tonnes of mangoes worth US$7.4 million to the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the past 11 months of the year, thereby becoming the third largest mango supplier to the RoK market.
According to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade cited from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), during the reviewed period the RoK imported a total of 22,000 tonnes of mangoes estimated at US$95.3 million, marking a rise of 4.1% in volume and up 8.2% in value compared to the same period from 2021.
In this period the average price of imported mangoes to the RoK stood at US$4,326.2 per tonne, indicating an annual increase of 4%.
Elsewhere, Thailand and Peru made up the two largest mango suppliers to the RoK, accounting for 81.2% of total mango imports to the Northeast Asian country.
Vietnam ranked third among the largest mango suppliers to the RoK, with 1,700 tonnes worth US$7.4 million, up 19.1% in volume and 24.8% in value against 2021.
The average price of imported mangoes from the Vietnamese market to the RoK reached US$4,232.3 per tonne, marking a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.