Coffee, rice, cashew nut and fruit and vegetables each has an annual export turnover of more than 1 billion USD.

Dragon fruits for exports.

Ministries and departments are building geographical indication for farm produce, ensuring food safety and hygiene and increasing their competitiveness in both domestic and foreign markets.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported a trade surplus of nearly 3.3 billion USD in the first five months of this year.

Revenue from exports of agro-forestry and aquatic products reached 3.62 billion USD in May, raising the five-month figure to 16.1 billion USD, up 1.2 percent annually.

During the period, major farm produce fetched 7.7 billion USD, down 9.5 percent year-on-year. Several commodities earned higher revenue such as tea, up 30 percent; fruit and vegetables, 10.3 percent; and rubber, 2.4 percent.

Southern Fruit Festival to highlight Vietnamese fruit brands

The 15th Southern Fruit Festival will take place from June 1-August 31 in Ho Chi Minh City, said the HCM City Tourism Department.

Luc Ngan firmly maintains quality of fruit orchard

(BGO) – As the key locality of fruit tree in the northern province of Bac Giang with the biggest lychee cultivation area in the country, Luc Ngan district has highly valued the product quality to increase the competitiveness and conquer the big and hard markets. 

China tightens import standards for Vietnamese fruits

China now requires Vietnam to provide stamps of origin, area code and phytosanitary certificates for fruits that it exports.

Vietnamese agriculture giant enjoys a highly fruitful year

Agriculture giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai sold fruit worth $125.05 million in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 80 percent.

Fruit, vegetable sector targets US$ 4.2 billion in export turnover in 2019

The fruit and vegetable sector aims to gross nearly US$ 4.2 billion in export turnover this year, according to the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Source: VNA