Vietnam's agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
China’s customs authorities have approved Vietnam's 246 farming area codes and 97 packaging facility codes that fully meet the requirements for export to the Chinese market.
Vietnam’s durian shipments to China are forecast to fetch over US$1 billion in all of this year, said Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on September 21 exported its first 70 tonnes of durian to China.
Vietnamese durians can be exported to China through all the border gates of the latter starting July 11.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises must strictly comply with set regulations relating to origin traceability, growing area, and packaging codes in order to export durian to China in a sustainable manner via official channels, according to industry insiders.
Many companies have announced their quick sold-out of Vietnamese durians in Australian as a result of more than two years of promoting the fruit in the market.
VOV.VN - Vietnam is accelerating negotiations to export greater volumes of durian to China through official channels following pilot shipments of the fruit to Australia last June.