VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$1.1 billion from durian exports during the first seven months of the year, usurping dragon fruit which has been the country’s leading fruit export item.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports during the first half of the year surged by 55.4% to US$2.4 billion compared to last year’s figure of more than US$3.3 billion, equivalent to an increase in turnover of US$851 million, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Despite enduring market fluctuations in the first quarter of the year, the export of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables significantly recovered in the second quarter of the year, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese durian exports reached US$503.4 million during the opening five months of the year, representing an 18-fold rise compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai on June 16 held a ceremony to announce the official exports of 360 tonnes of durians to China.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ri6 durian is selling well in the UK market following the first batch of Ri6 durian being officially exported to the UK in early May.

VOV.VN - While the export of many key Vietnamese items remains in the doldrums, durian has emerged as a hard currency earner for the agricultural sector.

VOV.VN - More than 1,600 shipments of fresh durian totaling nearly 60,000 tonnes have been officially exported to China since the beginning of the year via the Huu Nghi International Border Gate.

VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has granted an additional 47 growing area codes to Vietnamese durian, bringing the total number of planting area codes up to 293.

VOV.VN - With a number of export orders worth billions of US$ received during the first months of the year, there remains plenty of room for fruit and vegetable exports this year, according to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).