The value increased from 46 million USD in 2015, 68 million USD in 2016 and 156 million USD in 2017, the ministry reported. China was Vietnam’s major mango importer, accounting for more than 84.6 percent of the total mango export value.

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The southern region boasts the largest area of mangos, with more than 80,000ha.

Dong Thap province alone has more than 9,200 ha. Last year, the locality shipped some 2,500 tonnes of mango, including 1,550 tonnes to China and 850 tonnes to Japan.

The mango price is expected to drop in March and April which mark the main mango season in countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, India and Pakistan, experts said.

In recent years, Vietnamese farmers have applied new technologies to produce mangos throughout the year.

High air freight costs hinder Vietnamese fruit exports

The shipping fee per kilogram of fruit can be three times higher than the price at farmer’s garden.

 

Vegetable, fruit exports estimated at 2.64 billion USD

Exports of fruits and vegetables in the first nine months of the year are estimated at 2.64 billion USD, a year-on-year surge of 44.2 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 

Vietnam earns 1.7 billion USD from vegetable, fruit exports

Vietnam’s export turnover of vegetables and fruits reached 283 million USD in June, bringing the figure in the first half of 2017 to 1.7 billion USD, up 45 percent from the same period last year.

 

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.

 

Fruit, vegetable exports valued at 3.3 billion USD

Vietnam earned some 3.3 billion USD from vegetable and fruit exports during January-October, up 15.5 percent from the same time last year, the Agro Processing Market Development Authority (AgroTrade) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.

 

Source: VNA