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Dragon fruit exports soar in US and Europe despite decline in China market
Dragon fruit exports to China have declined but shipments to the U.S., the U.K. and Germany rose by triple digits year-on-year in the first four months.
Exports to the U.S. doubled to US$13 million, and increased by 2.7 times to US$1 million to the U.K. and 2.3 times to $786,000 to Germany.
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A farmer carries a basket of dragon fruit in central Binh Thuan Province. |
Shipments to India were up 33% at $16.5 million.
But overall exports fell 7.5% to $230 million as China’s imports fell by 19.3% to $162 million, down year-on-year.
Fruit exporters in HCMC said consumers in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and India are showing increasing preference for Vietnamese produce, and they expect further growth this year.
Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruits & Vegetables Association, said unfavorable weather has caused a decline in dragon fruit production in Mexico and South American countries, creating an opportunity for Vietnamese exports.
Vietnam is also seeing a decline in production due to a heatwave.
Dragon fruit hub Binh Thuan Province has seen its farming area declining by 4% year-on-year to 26,500 hectares.
The northern province of Bac Giang is set to develop more large-timber forest with a view to helping improve the local forestry sector’s production value, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le O Pich.
BAC GIANG – Thanks to favorable weather conditions, good production and disease prevention, the aquatic herds in Bac Giang province has well grown for 5 months of this year.
BAC GIANG – To date, Bac Giang province has consumed more than 20,000 tonnes of lychees, of which more than 14,000 tonnes were sold at domestic market and the rest was exported to China, Southeast Asia, Europe, United States, Australia and Japan.
BAC GIANG - Currently, localities in Bac Giang province have focused on harvesting early maturing lychees. As of May 30, the whole province harvested more than 14,000 tonnes of fresh lychees, including over 6,600 tonnes from Tan Yen district, 5,500 tonnes from Luc Ngan district and 850 tonnes from Luc Nam district among others.
Aeon Global Merchandising Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese retailer AEON Group, plans to export about 30 tonnes of fresh lychees to Japan this year, up 120% from last year’s figure, according to the company’s representative.
BAC GIANG – It is now harvest season of Bac Giang lychee. Although this year's output has decreased compared to last year, due to the short harvest time, gardeners and traders need to mobilize more seasonal workers. Many people can earn from a few hundred thousand VND to millions of VND every day from harvesting, packing, loading and unloading, weighing and choosing the fruits.
Source: VnExpress
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