Fruit and vegetable imports from Australia skyrocket

Worthy of notice were fruit and vegetable imports, which grew by 322% to more than US$19.8 million in the first half of this year. Other products saw a sharp growth, such as cotton (up 319.7%), coal (160.8%), ores and minerals (88.8%) and base metals (41.7%).

Vietnam Customs also reported that trade turnover between Vietnam and Australia hit more than US$2.4 billion in the first six months, of which Vietnam’s exports to Australia were US$1.3 billion (down 17% against the same period last year) and imports reached US$1.1 billion (up 9.1%).