To help take Vietnamese lychee exports to the next level, a seminar entitled “Vietnamese lychees go global” was held in Hanoi to support and promote the global brand name of the popular Vietnamese fruit.

Many Vietnamese fruits are getting final negotiation steps done to enter new markets, with passion fruit approved by China and green-skin pomelo on the way to the US.

VOV.VN - The Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade quoted statistics compiled by China Customs as saying that the import value of processed fruit and vegetable products (HS code 20) in April reached US$121 million, a year-on-year rise of 11.2%.

Activities introducing and promoting litchi and other Vietnamese fruits at the ongoing Vietnam Festival in Japan have attracted attention of a large number of Japanese people.

VOV.VN - A total of seven Vietnamese firms have attended the Thaifex–Anuga Asia 2022 food and beverage trade fair as they aim to introduce local farm produce such as dragon fruit, pomelo, lychee, and durian to international consumers with the support of the Plant Protection Department.

Vietnam has great potential to increase fruit exports to the US in the future, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A fruit festival kicked off along Binh Dong wharf in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on May 28, part of efforts in building waterway tourism products in the southern economic hub.

VOV.VN - The One Commune, One Product (OCOP) Vietnam Fruit and Product Festival 2022, the first of its kind in the country, kicked off in the northwestern province of Son La on May 28, featuring agricultural products of 50 cities and provinces nationwide.

VOV.VN - During the first half of May, Vietnamese e-commerce platform Postmart supported the consumption of more than 100 tons of Son La plums, thereby helping farmers to bring their products to consumers across the country.

VOV.VN - The growing demand for fresh dragon fruit and products made from dragon fruit in the Australian and New Zealand markets moving into the post-COVID period is seen as a prime opportunity for local enterprises to promote the export of the item.