According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, last December, Vietnamese enterprises spent about 304.3 million USD to import fruits and vegetables, a sharp increase of 74.5% compared to the same period in 2023.

Businesses said that the amount of imported fruits and vegetables during this period is mainly to serve consumer demand during Tet At Ty.

Regarding the import market, Vietnamese enterprises spent 123.7 million USD (about 3,093 billion VND) to buy fruits and vegetables from the US, a sharp increase of 176.7% compared to the figure of 44.7 million USD in December 2023. By month, this is also the highest import turnover of US fruits and vegetables ever.

Not only that, with a proportion of 40.7% of the import turnover of the fruit and vegetable industry, the US officially surpassed China (32.8%) to become the largest supplier of this item at the Tet At Ty market.

According to the owner of a fruit store chain in Hanoi, the Lunar New Year is always the peak shopping season to serve the consumption needs of families and as gifts. Imported fruits from the US are always the target products because they ensure the criteria of appearance, while the price is "affordable" for many families.

Therefore, the amount of imported American fruit has also increased sharply. This person cited that during this time, the chain of stores mainly sold grapes, Envy apples, Dazzle apples, Ever crip apples... from the US. These products have prices ranging from 55,000-220,000 VND/kg depending on the type.

At traditional markets, fruit stores, supermarkets or online markets, American apples and grapes are sold everywhere and often appear in Tet gift baskets.

For the first time in history, the US spent nearly 1.2 billion USD to buy a super nutritious seed from Vietnam. Vietnam collected 98% of the money that the US spent to import this item.