Fruit, vegetables become big foreign currency earnerFruit and vegetables have surpassed traditional farm produce such as rice, rubber, tea, and cashew nuts to become a major foreign currency earner in the agricultural sector. Secretary-General of the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetable Association Nguyen Huu Dat said in 2017, Vietnam successfully opened the door of some demanding markets for several types of fruit, exporting dragon fruits to Australia, and mangoes and star apples to the US. China topped the list, consuming 75 percent of Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports, followed by Japan, the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Netherlands. He also suggested developing production chains from supplying saplings and tree cultivation to product purchasing, processing and exports. Businesses operating in the field called for developing processing in order to increase added values of products.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News January 03, 2018 08:03 UTC