Vietnamese fruits successfully enter challenging markets: Malaysian news agency
The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) said in a recent article that a number of fruits grown in Vietnam have successfully entered high value and challenging markets.
Packaging dragon fruit for export in Tien Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) said in a recent article that a number of fruits grown in Vietnam havesuccessfully entered high value and challenging markets.
It noted apart from China - Vietnam’s largest importer for years, Vietnamesefruit and vegetables enjoyed strong growth in other major markets such as theUS, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Australia.
Many exporters are turning their eyes to European markets wheretheir products enjoy zero-percent tax rate under the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA), and these markets are seeing increasing demand for tropicalfruit and vegetables.
The article cited data from Vietnam's General Departmentof Customs as showing that the country’s fruit and vegetable exports to Europein 2021 hit 303 million USD, up 17.4% year-on-year.
Negotiations are also underway for other fresh fruits to enternew markets.
In order to seize opportunities, many localities are preparinggrowing areas and material sources, according to Bernama.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, Vietnam’s largestfruit-growing province, is seeking to expand plantations to help increasefarmers’ incomes and exports. Similarly, the Central Highlands province of GiaLai plans to increase its passion fruit plantations to 20,000ha by 2025,surging five-fold from the current area.
To ensure the sustainability of fruit exports and further makeinroads into traditional markets and even high-end ones, safe production willbe a vital factor, which will amplifying the country’s agricultural strengthsso as to reinforce its position as one of the world’s major fresh fruitexporters, the article added./.
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Packaging dragon fruit for export in Tien Giang province. (Photo: VNA) 
