Vietnamese consumers willing to pay more for foreign fruit
VOV.VN - Vietnamese consumers spend around US$2.8 million on fruit and vegetable imports each day, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
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Many fruit species can be grown in Vietnam, but the country imports a huge amount of fruit from Thailand and China |
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Major import fruits are apples, oranges, pears, kiwi and cherry |
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Vietnamese customers are willing to pay more for foreign fruits despites their expensive prices, for example raspberry costs nearly US$100 per kilo |
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Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) imported from Europe |
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Blueberry |
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Fruit and vegetable imports hit US$67 million in the first two months of this year |
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Malaysian yellow dragon fruit |
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Key suppliers of fruits and vegetables for Vietnam include China, Thailand, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the Republic of Korea |
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| Korean strawberry |
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Taiwanese custard-apples |
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Japanese apples |
