Signing of protocol on exporting chili, passion fruit, bird's nest to China

Passion fruit grown in Lai Chau province - Photo: CHI TUE

On April 15, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, within the framework of the official visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam, signed a protocol with the General Administration of Customs of China to export chili, passion fruit, bird's nest, and rice bran to China.

Specifically, the signed protocols include: Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for chili peppers; Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for passion fruit; Protocol on safety and phytosanitary requirements for rice bran and rice bran extracts used as raw materials for animal feed; Protocol on quarantine, inspection and veterinary hygiene requirements for raw bird's nest products and clean bird's nest products.

In addition to the above items, China is actively implementing official licensing procedures for Vietnamese agricultural products such as citrus fruits and oriental medicinal herbs of plant origin. Vietnam will speed up the import of sturgeon from China.

Vietnamese passion fruit and chili peppers will be piloted for export to China under a protocol from 2022.

Currently, the whole country has more than 12,000 hectares of passion fruit, with an output of 200,000 tons/year, concentrated in the Northern mountainous region and the Central Highlands.

According to the assessment of the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), Vietnam has a relatively rich passion fruit set. If cultivated well, passion fruit can be harvested 3 times a year.

Vietnamese passion fruit has been exported to 22 countries, including the EU, Australia, and US markets (negotiating to open in 2025).

For chili, Vietnam is currently growing it mainly in the provinces of the Mekong Delta, the Central Highlands, the South Central Coast and some other localities.

According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association, in 2024, Vietnam exported 10,433 tons of chili, with a total export turnover of 25.1 million USD. Compared to 2023, the export volume increased by 2.6%, and the turnover increased sharply by 26%.

Vietnam's largest chili export market in 2024 is China, accounting for 75% of the market share, with a volume of 7,811 tons.

Vietnam has 16 types of vegetables and fruits officially exported to China.

Up to now, Vietnam and China have signed 24 memorandums of understanding and protocols on the export and import of agricultural, forestry and fishery products.

In 2024 alone, the two countries signed four protocols, including protocols on the export of frozen durian, crocodiles, monkeys, and fresh coconuts.

To date, 16 types of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables have been officially exported to China, including 10 items for which the two sides have signed an export protocol, including watermelon, mangosteen, black jelly, durian, frozen durian, fresh coconut, fresh banana, sweet potato, chili and passion fruit.

There are 6 traditional products that have not been standardized by export protocol including dragon fruit, rambutan, mango, lychee, longan, and jackfruit.

In 2024, China will spend about 4.6 billion USD to import fruits and vegetables from Vietnam.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ky-nghi-dinh-thu-xuat-khau-ot-chanh-leo-to-yen-sang-trung-quoc-20250415195652701.htm