Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Fruit and vegetable export value in October 2020 is estimated at 230 million USD, bringing the export value of vegetables and fruits in the first 10 months of 2020 to nearly 2.72 billion USD, down 12.5% over the same period in 2019. China ranked first in the fruit and vegetable import market of Vietnam in the first 9 months of 2020 with 57.5% market share, with an export value of 1.43 billion USD, down 25.9% over the same period. in 2019. In the first 9 months of 2020, most markets saw an increase in export value except for China, Hong Kong and the Netherlands with a decrease of 25.9%, 2% and 3 respectively, 7%. Export value in the first 9 months of 2020 decreased due to the decrease in export value of some products, including dragon fruit – the item with the highest market share (with 36.4% of total export value), reaching 906.7 million USD, down 7.2%; bananas reached 138.2 million USD (accounting for 5.5%, down 11.7%); lemons reached 108.6 million USD (accounting for 4.4%, down 2.4%); durian reached 94.6 million USD (accounting for 3.8%, down 56.2%); …
Meanwhile, the import value of vegetables and fruits in October 2020 was estimated at $ 104 million, bringing the total value of imported fruits and vegetables in the first 10 months of 2020 to $ 1.04 billion, down 30.9% from with the same period in 2019. China, the United States and Australia are the three main markets supplying imported fruits and vegetables to Vietnam, with import value of 240.9 million USD, respectively (accounting for 25.7% of the total. import value, down 31.5% over the same period last year); $ 221.3 million (accounting for 23.6%, up 4.5%) and $ 84.6 million (accounting for 9%, up 2.6%).
On the world market, Cambodia’s banana exports increased sharply due to increased demand from the Chinese market. The country’s banana exports have risen sharply since China announced phytosanitary standards for imported goods. It is forecasted that Cambodia’s banana export volume to the 1.4 billion people market will continue to increase in the near future due to increasing orders from China.
The market for vegetables and fruits in China in the past month increased significantly due to increased demand for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day while the supply of some fruits and vegetables decreased due to the impact of the big flood in Hubei province. .
In the domestic market, the price of inverse and late season longan in Dong Thap province increased from 8,000 to 10,000 VND / kg compared to the time of July and September 2020, reaching the price at the garden of 30,000 – 32,000 VND / kg. with Edor label and golden rice boat, cow leather pepper label price from 15,000 – 20,000 VND / kg. The increase in longan prices is due to the late harvest, the limited supply, the demand for longan in the domestic market and the recovery of the export demand.
In recent days, the central provinces have repeatedly suffered many damages caused by floods and storms, leading to scarcity of green vegetables, high price ranges, making consumers “dizzy”. In Da Nang City, although heavy rain has stopped recently, there are sunny days but many roads are still in a state of inundation, the price of each type increases from 5,000 to 10,000 VND / kg. Specifically, cove beans and bitter melon are 30,000 VND / kg (up 10,000 VND / kg), carrots are 25,000 VND / kg, cucumber 20,000 VND / kg, fragrant 17,000 VND / kg (up 9,000 VND / kg) … In Quang Ngai, the prices of popular green vegetables such as spinach, cheeks, psyllium, cucumber … are from 35,000 – 40,000 VND / kg; Lettuce 45,000 – 50,000 VND / kg; herbs cost from 50,000 – 60,000 VND / kg …
Chile has announced the establishment of phytosanitary import requirements (synonymous with opening the market) for fresh grapefruit from Vietnam. However, our grapefruit must meet the phytosanitary requirements of Chile, specifically: (i) the consignment does not contain arthropods, the species with the following scientific names: Eutetranychus orientalis, Ferrisia virgata, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Prays citri, P. endocarpa, Citripestis sagittiferella; (ii) the consignment must be treated with 150 Gy irradiation to control fruit fly species such as Bactrocera cucurbitae, Bactrocera dorsalis, confirmed in phytosanitary certificate.
