Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export turnover is likely to hit a record high of 7 billion USD in 2023, driven by the current momentum and steady double-digit growth in recent times.

Exporters should further strengthen trade connections and improve the quality of their goods to sustain export growth to China as this is no longer a "lenient" market, said insiders.

Fruit and vegetable export turnover experienced a year on year fall of 9.3 percent to 879 million USD in the first quarter of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.