With a number of export orders worth billions of US$ received during the first months of the year, there remains plenty of room for fruit and vegetable exports this year, according to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Most notably, the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on April 19 shipped the first batch of sweet potatoes weighing a total of 28 tonnes to China via official channels.

This comes after on March 17 when Ngoc Minh LS One Member Limited Liability Company in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho officially exported the first batch of 18.5 tonnes of durian to China.

In January, Banana Brothers Farm Joint Stock Company based in the central highlands province of Dak Lak exported 10 containers of banana worth over VND5 billion to the Chinese market.

Nguyen Quoc Toan, director of the MARD's Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, recommended that local enterprises take full advantage of China’s reopening in order to give fresh impetus to the fruit and vegetable sector moving forward.

The local sector has therefore been advised to develop in a modern and sustainable manner by strengthening linkages from production to consumption markets as a means of improving the efficiency and raising the value of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables in the international market.

Experts duly urged localities and management agencies to devise concrete strategies and build brands in parallel with developing specialised production areas to promote the export of farm produce to China.

Moreover, local firms are required to regularly update and comply with regulations on quality standards, quarantine, packaging, and traceability set forth by Chinese importers.

With positive signals recorded during the first months of the year and improved product quality, the local industry is anticipated to secure a firm foothold in demanding markets.

Source: VOV