Given favourable conditions, agricultural experts predict that durian exports will grow in the remaining months of the year, potentially pushing the total value to US$3.5 billion by the year’s end.

Vietnam raked in more than US$3.8 billion from fruit and vegetable exports in the first seven months of 2024, up 23.4% year on year, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VINAFRUIT).

VOV.VN - Durian emerged as Vietnam’s top fruit export with turnover reaching over US$1.3 billion in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of nearly 45%, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Insiders believe in a bright prospect for durian export to China though the world’s largest durian consumer is expanding the cultivation of this fruit.

Fruit and vegetable exports are forecast to continue going smooth in the time ahead thanks to abundant domestic supply and foreign markets’ growing demand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grossed US$919 million from durian exports during the five-month period, representing a sharp annual rise of 74%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Thailand, the world’s biggest durian exporter with a total export turnover of US$7 billion, became Vietnam's second largest importer of this fruit in the first four months of 2024.

Vietnam's durian exports to China witnessed a significant surge in the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics of trade via the Youyi Guan border gate cited by China's Xinhua News Agency.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$253 million from exporting nearly 57,000 tonnes of durian during the first quarter of the year, posting an increase of 42% in volume and 63.7% in value on-year, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Exporters should further strengthen trade connections and improve the quality of their goods to sustain export growth to China as this is no longer a "lenient" market, said insiders.