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Retail Asia22/04/2024
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Thailand targets $3.5B durian exports in 2024

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Thailand is poised to export approximately one million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion baht ($3.5 billion) this year, according to Thai PBS World.< In line with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s directives, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is tasked with drafting regulations to prevent the sale of unripe or inferior […]
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Retail Asia08/04/2024
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Vietnam beats Thailand at durian exports to China

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Vietnam has surpassed Thailand as the top durian exporter to China, shipping 32,750 tons in the first two months of 2024. This accounted for 57% of China’s imports, up from 32% last year, according to Vietnam Customs. Vietnam’s export of the fruit to China rose by 2.4 times year-on-year. Thailand saw its exports plunge by […]
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Retail Asia04/03/2024
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Fruit, vegetable exports rise 38%

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Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports surged 38% to about $749.7 million in the first two months and is expected to peak at nearly US$7 billion this year. Durian alone would will bring in $3.5 billion after the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China signed a protocol […]
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Retail Asia24/01/2024
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Fruit, vegetable exports rise by 89%

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According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, fruit and vegetable exports have risen by 89.2% this year to US$459 million due to a surge in demand from China. China has imported large volumes of durian, bananas and dragon fruit. Cold snaps in many places in that country have limited domestic banana supply since the […]
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Retail Asia15/12/2023
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Durian exports to China soar on insatiable demand

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Approved for official export last year, China imports dozens of containers of durians daily from Vietnam. The port in Pingxiang City, which handles much of durian imports, has seen an inflow of the fruit from Vietnam large enough to rival Thailand, China’s main supplier, since last year. Nong Liqing, CEO of a fruit importer in […]
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Retail Asia04/12/2023
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King orange prices hit new low as demand slumps

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King orange prices have sunk to VND2,000-4,000 (US$0.08-0.16) per kilogram at the farm gate, half it’s previous lowest reached in June, but still, not many merchants are buying the fruit. Oanh, who owns an orchard in southern Dong Nai Province, says she recently harvested three tonnes of oranges but could not sell them. Since they […]
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Retail Asia23/11/2023
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Vegetable, fruit exports reach $5.2B record

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Vietnam’s vegetable and fruits exports surged 70% year-on-year in the first 11 months to $5.2 billion, a new historic peak. Durian accounted for 40% of the value, followed by jackfruit, watermelon, grapefruit and longan, all recording growth between 50% and 200%, according to the Vietnam Fruits & Vegetables Association (VFA). This was the first time […]
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Retail Asia13/11/2023
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Imported fruit prices plummet on burgeoning supply

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Imported kiwis, apples, pomegranates, and pears only cost a few tens of thousands of dong (VND24,000=US$1) per kilogram, or a fifth of the prices two years ago. Hanh, a seller of imported fruits on Bach Dang Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District, said golden kiwi imported from New Zealand is selling at VND200,000 ($8.21) per […]
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Retail Asia26/10/2023
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Durian export rises 14 time

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Vietnam’s durian export reached $1.63 billion in the first nine months, 14 times higher than the figure of same period last year, according to statistic of the General Department of Customs. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totaled $4.21 billion, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to $1.77 billion year on year. Durian has […]
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Retail Asia09/10/2023
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Vietnamese fruit faces tougher competition in China

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Vietnam exported less fruit to China as the northern neighbor increased dragon fruit cultivation and allowed official import of passion fruit from Laos and longan from Cambodia. Data from Vietnam Customs showed dragon fruit exports to China totaled US$442 million, posting a year-on-year decrease of 4.4%. Specifically, red-fleshed dragon fruit exports fell by 38%. Currently, […]
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Retail Asia22/09/2023
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Fruit, vegetable exports historical high

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Fruit and vegetable exports in the first three quarters are worth an estimated US$4.1 billion, 24% more than in full-year 2022, Vinafruit said, citing customs data. Vinafruit, or the Vietnam Fruits and Vegetable Association, said durian, banana and dragon fruit were the main contributors to the increase, with durian in the lead after climbing into […]
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Retail Asia28/08/2023
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Vegetable, fruit exports hit new high

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Vegetable and fruit exports increased by nearly 56% year-on-year in the first eight months to a record US$3.5 billion worth, according to Vietnam Customs. Increase in Chinese demand from was a major reason for the jump. Several other countries in the region, hit by droughts and floods, also increased their imports, Dang Phuc Nguyen, general […]
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Retail Asia16/08/2023
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Low prices make Thai persimmons popular

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Crunchy persimmons imported from Thailand sell for VND35,000 (US$1.5) per kilogram at wholesale markets in HCMC, VND5,000-10,000 lower than the Vietnamese variety. My Linh, the owner of a fruit stall in Go Vap District, said she had sold out 100 kilograms of Thai persimmons in two days.”It was very cheap, so I switched to selling […]
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Retail Asia31/07/2023
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Durian exports exploides

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According to Vietnam Customs, Durian exports increased 19-fold year-on-year in the first half of this year to US$876 million. Of this, China alone accounted for $835 million. Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of the Vietnam Fruits and Vegetables Association, said durian is harvested in May-June in the southern provinces and August-December in the Central Highlands. […]
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Retail Asia20/07/2023
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Export of fruits, vegetables spike in H1

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The export of rice, fruit and vegetables to China and other markets posted surges of 34.7% and 64.2%, respectively in the first half, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Director of the ministry’s Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department Nguyen Nhu Tiep predicted export growth of fruit and vegetables to be maintained in the […]
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Retail Asia18/07/2023
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Vietnam eyes sustainable development for coconut industry

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The coconut industry is playing a very important role in the socio-economic development of Vietnam and should be considered an indispensable part of the country’s development strategies, said officials. Vietnam has more than 188,000 hectares of coconut, accounting for 1.67% of that of the world, according to the Institute of Agricultural Planning and Economics. Coconut […]
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Retail Asia03/07/2023
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Processed fruit, vegetable exports expected to rise by 20%

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Processed fruit and vegetable exports are likely to be worth US$1.2 billion from exporting processed this year, up from $1 billion last year, according to the Vietnam Fruit Association. Their exports rose by 23% year-on-year to $356 million in the first four months of the year, Dang Phuc Nguyen, the association’s general secretary, said. While […]
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Retail Asia03/07/2023
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Fresh lychee conquering US market

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The first batch of fresh lychee has arrived in the U.S., opening up big opportunities for the specialty and other Vietnamese fruits to conquer the demanding market. Thanks to coordination between importer LNS International Corporation and the distributor L&V Food Supply Company in Houston, Texas, fresh lychee grown in the northern province of Bac Giang […]
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