An opened durian. Photo by VnExpress/Manh Khuong
Vietnam achieved a milestone in fruit and vegetable exports, reaching $7.2 billion for the first time in 2024, up from $3.3 billion two years earlier.
Vietnamese pomelos have officially entered the South Korean, while passion fruits have made their way to Australia. Additionally, Vietnam and China signed protocols to facilitate Vietnamese fresh coconuts and frozen durians to enter the Chinese market. Particularly, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to China exceeded $4 billion this year.
The positive results of fruit exports are also attributed to efforts in guiding farmers to successfully implement off-season cultivation techniques.
Nguyen Quoc Manh, Deputy Director of the MARD’s Crop Production Department, said that the economic benefits of off-season cultivation for five fruit types – dragon fruit, mango, rambutan, durian, and longan – have increased by 1.5 to 2 times compared to traditional harvesting seasons. This allows Vietnam to export fruits all year-round, with durian as a prime example.
Nguyen Thanh Binh, President of the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association, said Vietnam must restructure fruit production to ensure large-scale, concentrated production that meets high-quality standards and complies with market regulations. While issues of area codes, packaging codes, and quarantine subjects are not new, Vietnamese companies need to excel in these areas to enter the Chinese market more effectively.
Additionally, investment in post-harvest processing technology and preservation methods during transport, storage, and distribution is essential. Efficient transport methods are needed to ensure Vietnamese fruits reach distant regions as quickly as possible. There is also a need to diversify products, including not just fresh fruits but processed items and a wider variety, to enhance consumer choices, Binh emphasised.
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