China spends nearly USD94 million on Vietnamese dragon fruits
Wednesday, 15/04/2020 19:58 (GMT+7)
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the first two months of the year, China imported 572,900 tons of eight kinds of fruits, including dragon fruit, banana, mango, watermelon, litchi and longan, worth USD436.4 million, a reduction of 19% compared to the same period last year.
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The reduction was brought about by COVID-19 when travel and consumption were restricted.
Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Ecuador are the main suppliers of the eight types of fruits to China, accounting for 93.9% of total imports, of which the products from Vietnam account for 40.4%.
Dragon fruit is the main fruit China imported from Vietnam, accounting for 47.1% of total import, reaching 109,000 tons, worth USD93.8 million, a year-on-year increase of 66.6% in value.
Longan is the kind of fruit with the third biggest amount imported by China, at 106,000 tons, worth USD139.7 million, a year-on-year reduction of 22.8% in value./.
Compiled by BTA
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