Durian leads fruit export turnover

(Dan Tri) - Durian is the fruit with the largest export turnover in Vietnam after the first 10 months of the year, accounting for 46% of the total export turnover of fruits and vegetables of the whole country.

According to the latest statistics of the General Department of Customs, in the first half of November (November 1-15), fruit and vegetable exports earned 222.63 million USD.

In general, from the beginning of the year to November 15, the total export turnover of this group of goods reached 6.38 billion USD, an increase of 27.46% over the same period last year.

According to detailed data from the General Department of Customs, by the end of October, durian continued to be the export commodity group bringing in the largest turnover of the fruit and vegetable group.

Specifically, updated by the end of October, durian exports reached 2.85 billion USD, an increase of 46%, equivalent to an increase of 900 million USD over the same period last year and accounting for 46% of the total export turnover of fruits and vegetables of the whole country in the same period.

Durian exports increase sharply, dragon fruit plummets (Illustration photo: Dang Duong).

In contrast to the high growth of durian, another major fruit, dragon fruit, has seen a sharp decline. By the end of October, dragon fruit exports reached 417 million USD, down 20.7% compared to the same period last year.

Dragon fruit has been the top fruit exporter for 10 consecutive years. However, since 2019, dragon fruit exports have continuously decreased sharply, and since 2022, it has fallen out of the top billion-dollar export items of Vietnam.

In terms of market, China dominates with 4.1 billion USD, up 28.7% (equivalent to an increase of 913 million USD) over the same period last year and accounting for 67% of the total export turnover of this commodity group of the whole country.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/sau-rieng-dan-dau-kim-ngach-xuat-khau-trai-cay-20241209001021576.htm