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| Durian exports achieve very positive results. (Photo: congthuong.vn) |
In the first 6 months of 2023, export turnover of agricultural products reached USD24.59 billion. Although this figure decreased by 11.1% from the same period in 2022, the main agricultural products exported still reached USD12.79 billion, up 12% from the same period last year.
Export of vegetables and fruits in June was estimated to bring in nearly USD0.95 billion, up 2.6 times compared to June 2022. In the first 6 months of 2023, fruit and vegetable export turnover was estimated at USD2.8 billion.
At the recent meeting of the domestic market management team in June, Mr. Le Thanh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, noted that a "shining star" of agricultural product exports since the beginning of the year is durian. According to statistics, in the first 5 months of the year, the export turnover of this fruit reached more than USD503 million, an increase of 18 times from the same period last year.
Currently, the Chinese market accounts for 95% of the export value of Vietnamese durian. This is a very positive result from the fact that Vietnam officially signed the Protocol to officially export durian to China in July 2022. By the end of May, the Chinese side approved 47 more area codes and 18 satisfactory durian packing facilities, bringing the total number of planting areas and packing facilities to 293 and 115 establishments were approved by the Chinese side for official export codes.
Besides, Vietnamese durian not only focuses on exporting to the Chinese market, but has also been expanded to markets such as the US, EU, Japan, Australia and the UK.
According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association, durian export turnover this year may reach the milestone of USD1 billion.
Mr. Le Thanh Hoa added that the success of durian export shows that the policy of converting crops to durian has been effective, helping to improve people's lives, increase incomes and contribute to the overall achievements of fruit and vegetable exports and agricultural products in particular. As a result, the export turnover of vegetables and fruits after 6 months increased very strongly, by up to 64%./.