The first batch of fresh lychee has arrived in the US, opening up big opportunities for the specialty and other Vietnamese fruits to conquer the demanding market.
Ben Tre Province has been granted 25 growing area codes to export green-skinned pomelos to the EU and US markets. Of these, 11 codes have been granted for the US market with an area of 156.76 hectares and an output of 3,135 tons per year.
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.
Activities introducing and promoting litchi and other Vietnamese fruits at the ongoing Vietnam Festival in Japan have attracted attention of a large number of Japanese people.
The Vietnam fruit map for digitization of tropical fruits, or the development of indigenous corn varieties is not only an economic story but also carries the pride of Vietnam – an agricultural country. In their career journeys, modern 9X-generation women still do not forget the strength of their homeland, bringing Vietnamese fruits to the international market and developing indigenous agricultural products to support the people of their hometown.
Mr. Hoang Trung, Director of the Department of Plant Protection, said that if nothing changes, from now to the end of this year, the US will complete the procedures to allow the export of Vietnamese pomelos to this market. At the same time, the US grapefruits will also be approved for import by Vietnam. Then the two countries will discuss the opening for other types of fruits.
To deal with the situation that some enterprises "borrow" the codes of fruit-growing areas of other establishments to complete the export documents, affecting the reputation and the image of Vietnamese fruits, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has just sent a dispatch to the People's Committee of provinces, municipalities, and functional units under the ministry, proposing to strengthen supervision and management on growing-area codes and fruit packing establishments.
Many enterprises have made efforts to purchase fruits to help farmers to go through the current difficult period. Many solutions have been put forward by enterprises to improve the situation of spontaneous agricultural product rescue.
Vietnamese fruits are becoming more and more popular in the Japanese market, reflected through $170 million in export turnover of fruits and vegetables in 2017, an increase of 70 percent against the previous year.