According to the office, tropical fruits have been highlighted by cuisine bloggers and restaurants, prompting consumer to try them.

Processing dragon fruit for export.

While some kinds of tropical fruit have become common such as pomegranate, passion fruit, lychee, and rose apple, but rambutan and dragon fruit are still considered specialties, which provides opportunities for Vietnamese firms.

The office underlined that organic certificate may be an additional advantage, adding that high technology in processing and packaging and sea transport will help maintain the original taste of fruits.

It advised that the perquisite condition for fruits and vegetables in the market is to meet requirements in pesticide residues and contaminants, and exporters must strictly abide by plant quarantine regulation.

Vietnamese exporters should also increase their supply capacity and quality of their products in particular time of the year, while seeking loyal customers in particular market sections.

Vietnam is Russia’s sixth largest supplier of processed fruits, vegetables

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Bac Giang actively works to sell oranges, grapefruits

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Binh Thuan dragon fruit granted geographical indication protection in Japan

Binh Thuan dragon fruit was official granted the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), on October 7, after more than 3 years of filing for geographical indication protection in Japan.

Vietnamese dragon fruit wins consumers’ favour in Australia

Vietnamese dragon fruit not only meets the world's top bio-safety import conditions but also is highly welcomed by Australian consumers, said the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

Bac Giang builds and revamps infrastructure of high value fruit growing area

(BGO) – Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) has implemented the project to build and revamp the infrastructure of high value fruit growing area in the district, consisting of five traffic routes with total length of 14km in Quy Son and Phuong Son communes and a part of Chu town.

Source: NDO/VNA