With effective cooperation between farmers, businesses and State management agencies, Vietnam is likely to realise its goal of US$10 billion in fruit-vegetables export turnover by 2020.

VOV.VN - May’s rubber exports are estimated to have reached 93,000 tons, worth US$133 million, a rise of 31.7% in volume and 33% in value compared to April, and up 54.4% in volume and 32.1% in value against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam exported 141,000 tonnes of cashew in the first five months of 2018, raking in more than US$1.39 billion, reported the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Litchi growers in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province are busy harvesting Luc Ngan litchi which is a specialty in northern Vietnam.

Vietnam is working to accelerate agricultural exports as growing global protectionism has impacted international trade and export of Vietnamese staples.

The provincial government of Bac Giang has rejected rumors that litchi faced a glut that has prompted certain farmers to dump the unsold fruit, asserting that litchi production and consumption in the province is normal now, news website VnEconomy reports.

 An expected rise in demand for organic fertilisers has sparked many companies to invest more in production.

Vietnam earned US$15.6 billion from exporting agro-forestry-aquaculture products in the first five months of 2018, up 9.9% year-on-year.

The Dong Giao Foodstuff Export Joint Stock Company (DOVECO), Vietnam’s leading exporter of vegetables and fruits, expects a year-on-year increase of 20% in export in 2018.

The Republic of Korea is now the fourth biggest importer of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables.