Setting a new record, the fruit and vegetable industry grows in difficulty

With continuous export orders to markets, Mr. Nguyen Khac Tien, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company, said that since the beginning of the year, the company has had strong growth in exporting fruits and vegetables. Currently, the company is focusing on exporting products such as carrots, durian, fresh coconuts... and many vegetable products to Korea and Japan. Both of the company's key markets are experiencing quite good growth. Each season has its own fruits and vegetables, and the company is promoting its products to customers, from fresh products to deep processing.

“Since the beginning of the year, the company has received many Japanese business delegations coming to work and sign contracts for deeply processed fruit and vegetable products, such as bananas coated with chocolate, matcha, and suitcase flavors…”, Mr. Nguyen Khac Tien shared.

Regarding the Chinese market, Mr. Nguyen Khac Tien said that the company is currently working with the authorities to complete the business profile to prepare for the "wave" of exporting frozen durian and fresh coconut when the market officially opens.

Durian exports continue to grow in 2024

Meanwhile, thanks to bold investment in cold storage and enhanced processing, many partners from Europe and Japan have come to Phuc Tien Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company and placed orders. Mr. Trinh Ngoc Minh, General Director of Phuc Tien Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company, said that the company has signed export contracts for the whole year.

According to Mr. Minh, fresh agricultural products have a short shelf life, so deep processing helps bring products to distant markets. The company's frozen processed mango products exported to Europe cost more than 1.2 USD/kg. This is a solution that both solves output efficiency and increases product value.

Assessing the picture of fruit and vegetable exports in the first months of the year, Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, acknowledged that for the first time in the first quarter, fruit and vegetable exports exceeded 1 billion USD and reached 1.23 billion USD, an increase of 25.8% over the same period last year. Many premises also show that fruit and vegetable exports will continue to break through and will break the record in 2023.

"Durian is still a major contributor to fruit and vegetable turnover. This item will grow even more strongly as the Central Highlands - the region that supplies large amounts of durian - is in an off-season with Thailand during the harvest season that is still ahead," Mr. Nguyen shared.

Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen added that with the Protocol signed between Vietnam and China, durian exports will bring in 3.5 billion USD this year. Along with key products such as fresh coconut, dragon fruit, grapefruit, banana, passion fruit, mango, etc., fruit and vegetable exports in 2024 will reach a record high value ever.

In particular, the Plant Protection Department has recently requested localities and local professional agencies to review and summarize the growing areas and packaging facilities for fresh coconuts and frozen durians exported to China. This will speed up the process of opening the market for fresh coconuts and frozen durians exported from Vietnam to China and prepare all conditions for registering codes for growing areas and packaging facilities after the Protocol is signed.

With the above advantages, experts predict that although the Red Sea event causes many difficulties for Vietnamese fruits and vegetables when exporting to Europe and the US, it will promote exports to China and neighboring regions to increase sharply, especially for durian, coconut, dragon fruit, jackfruit, banana, mango, etc. Therefore, fruit and vegetable exports are forecasted to continue to break through and break the record in 2023.

“It is forecasted that in 2024, fruit and vegetable exports will continue to grow by 15-20%. If we take advantage of the opportunities brought by the Protocols, fruit and vegetable exports could even reach 6.5-7 billion USD,” Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen affirmed.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/xac-lap-ky-luc-moi-nganh-rau-qua-tang-truong-trong-kho-khan-313061.html