VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities have requested a number of localities and businesses to trace the origin of 30 export shipments of Vietnamese durian to China after they were warned of containing excessive cadmium.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports in the first quarter of the year soared by 27% to nearly US$1.25 billion against the same period from last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association.

VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs of China has just approved 27 more durian growing area codes for export in Vietnam’s southern Binh Phuoc province.

Vietnam is striving to further assert its durian export position and join the billion-dollar export industry with the current advantages in hand, coupled with efforts to better the fruit quality. The country is working hard to tap the potential and expand global reach for the sector.

VOV.VN - With existing advantages, greater attention is being given to improving Vietnamese durian quality so as to continue affirming its export position ,while engaging in the billion-dollar export industry in 2024, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese durians exported to the European Union will be subject to inspection for excessive pesticide residue at EU borders with a frequency of 10% under the bloc’s new regulations, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

An additional 99 aquaculture establishments were licensed to export to the Republic of Korea (RoK), the European Union, China, the US and Russia in 2023, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development (NAFIQPM).

More than 255 tonnes of durian were exported to China via border gates in the northern province of Lao Cai in the first three days of 2024, earning nearly US$1 million, according to Lao Cai Border Gate Customs Office.

VOV.VN - Fruit and vegetables, rice, coffee, cashewnuts, and pepper are expected to bring large amounts of hard currency to the national coffers in 2024.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned more than US$2.1 billion from exporting durians between January – December 2023, representing an increase of 580.3% year on year, reported the General Department of Customs.