(KTSG Online) – On April 18, at a meeting with US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan suggested that the US soon open the door to coconuts and passion fruit. export to this market. So, how many kinds of fruits are officially exported by Vietnam to other countries?
If these two fruits are exported to the US in the near future, it will bring the number of fruits exported to this market to 9. Currently, there are 7 types of agricultural products that are allowed to be exported to the US market, namely mango, longan. , litchi, dragon fruit, rambutan, milkweed and green-skinned pomelo.
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For the Australian market, there are currently 4 types of fresh Vietnamese fruits exported here including mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit. Vietnam is negotiating for passion fruit and pomelo to be exported to this market. With the New Zealand market, there are 3 types of fruits that are allowed to be exported: mango, rambutan, and dragon fruit.
Can Vietnam expand products to export?
- Each market needs different demands
- Quality of fruits
- Time to ship
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, there are currently 12 types of fruits officially exported to China, including sweet potato, dragon fruit, longan, rambutan, mango, jackfruit, watermelon, banana, mangosteen, lychee, passion fruit and durian.
On the morning of April 19, in Vinh Long, the Plant Protection Department, the Department of Crop Production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the People’s Committee of Vinh Long province held a ceremony to officially export 28 tons to China. Two months ago (February 2-2023), Dak Lak province also held a ceremony to export 10 containers of bananas by official route to this market.
Particularly for the European market, the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam (EVFTA) which took effect from August 1, 2020, has created opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural products to be exported to this market. Vegetables and fruits exported here have HS codes. 8109094 (including all kinds of pomegranate, custard apple, plum, bar tea, passion fruit, red alligator, jujube and mulberry). However, specific information about these fruits is still not much published data.
In fact, it takes a long time to negotiate between Vietnam and other countries for official fruit exports to markets. For example, for the Australian and Vietnamese market, it takes 12 years of negotiation to get a license for lychee and dragon fruit. It takes 7 years of negotiation to be approved. As for mangoes that want to be sold in US and Vietnamese supermarkets, it also took 10 years of negotiation (2009-2019).
Through statistical data, mango is the most accepted fruit by the market, followed by dragon fruit, rambutan, longan, and lychee. Thanks to increased exports, according to the Department of Crop Production, Vietnam’s mango growing area is showing signs of increasing. Specifically, in 2017, the mango growing area of the country reached nearly 93,000 hectares, and this figure is currently 114,000 hectares, the mango growing area is forecasted to continue to increase and reach 140,000 hectares by 2030.
According to worldatlas.com, Vietnam is ranked 14th in the world in terms of annual mango production and 4th in the ASEAN region, behind Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Similar to the area of dragon fruit growing initially concentrated in Binh Thuan, Long An, and Tien Giang, it has now expanded to 30 provinces and cities nationwide with an area of 64,000 hectares, according to data by the end of 2021 of the Department of Planting. cultivation.
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