Source: Vietnambiz.vn
The Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that the export value of vegetables and fruits in April 2021 is estimated at 380 million USD, bringing the export value of vegetables and fruits in the first four months of 2021 to 1.35 billion USD. , up 9.5% over the same period in 2020.
China ranked first in Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable import market in the first three months of 2021 with 64.7% market share. Fruit and vegetable exports to this market reached USD 610.8 million, up 16.2% over the same period in 2020.
In the first three months of 2021, the market with the strongest increase in fruit and vegetable export value is Ukraine, 6.97 times higher. In contrast, the market with the largest decrease in fruit and vegetable export value was Saudi Arabia fell 62%.
In the structure of exported vegetables and fruits in the first 3 months of 2021, dragon fruit is the export item accounting for the largest proportion, more than 34%, with a value of 329.4 million USD, up 3.2% compared to the previous year. same period in 2020.
In the opposite direction, the Department of Agricultural Products Processing and Market Development estimated the import value of vegetables and fruits in April 2021 to reach 100 million USD, bringing the total value of imported vegetables and fruits in the first 4 months of 2021 to 451 $0.1 million, up 19.4% over the same period in 2020.
China, the US and Myanmar are the three largest markets supplying imported fruits and vegetables to Vietnam in the first three months of 2021. Compared to the same period in 2020, the value of fruit and vegetable imports in the first three months of 2021 from China increased. 59.6%, the US decreased by nearly 6%, Myanmar increased by more than 35.1%.
