Industry insiders have shown their confidence in exporting US$4 billion worth of fruits and vegetables this year given rosy signs recorded recently.

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.

Vietnamese fresh fruits under code HS 081090, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market.

Chinese demand for fruit for the lunar new year holiday accounts for up to 50% of Vietnam’s total fruit exports. Experts warn that the products may get stuck at border gates.

Vietnam and Thailand boast substantial potential for cooperation in farm produce, particularly fresh vegetables and fruits, heard a forum held in Bangkok on November 2.

Vietnam’s fruit export turnover is expected to top US$5 billion by 2025 and about US$6.5 billion by 2030.

VOV.VN - Mangoes, longans, lychees, dragon fruit, rambutans, star apples, and pomelos are the seven different kinds of Vietnamese fruit which have been granted the green light to enter the United States market so far.

Vietnamese pomelo has large potential for entering deanding markets including the US, the EU and Japan, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency.

Exporting fresh fruit in the context of China implementing Decrees 248, 249 and strengthening cold-chain food imports control were the topics of discussion at a workshop in the south central province of Binh Thuan on August 19.

The Dak Lak province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is preparing necessary conditions for the shipping of local passion fruit to China, as the fruit has been officially allowed to enter the market.