Data from the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) shows that the export value of fruits and vegetables in December 2019 is estimated at $ 320 million, bringing the value of vegetables exports in 2019. estimated to be 3.74 billion USD, down nearly 2% compared to 2018.
China ranked first in Vietnam's vegetable export market in the first 11 months of 2019 with a 65.7% market share. Export value to this market reached US $ 2.24 billion, down 13.2% over the same period in 2018.
Next is America reaching 137.7 million USD, up 9.2%; South Korea reached 119.4 million USD, up 14.2%; Japan reached 112.4 million USD, up 14.4%; The Netherlands reached 73.8 million USD, up to 34.8% … compared to the first 11 months of 2018.
Notably, during this period, the markets with strong export value of fruits and vegetables were Laos, increasing by 6.7 times, Hong Kong by 3.2 times, Taiwan by nearly 70%, Thailand by 47 %.
According to the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, the export value of fruits and vegetables has decreased due to a sharp decline in many major export items over the same period in 2018.
Exported fruits and vegetables in 11 months of 2019. Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In the opposite direction, the import value of fruits and vegetables in December 2019 was estimated at US $ 123 million, bringing the total value of imported fruits and vegetables in 2019 to US $ 1.75 billion, up 0.3% compared to 2018.
In particular, vegetables is estimated at 646 million USD, up over 10%; fruit products reached 1.1 billion USD, down more than 4%.
Thailand is the largest market of Vietnam's vegetables and fruits import, reaching US $ 464.2 million, accounting for 28.6%, down 26.8% compared to the same period in 2018. Followed by China reached US $ 420.4 million. , increased by 7.7%; America reaching 261.7 million USD, up 47.6%; Australia reached 102.8 million USD, accounting for 6.3%, increasing by 3.1%; … compared to the same period 2018.
In the first 11 months of 2019, the sharpest increase in import value of fruits and vegetables was Chile, while the market with the largest decrease in vegetable import value was Laos.
