VietNamNet Bridge - High transportation, packaging and radiation fees all are pushing up prices of fruit, weakening the competitiveness of Vietnam’s fruit in the world market.

Vietnam is a big fruit exporter

According to the General Department of Customs (GDC), Vietnam’s...

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The first container of the 2018 Vietnamese lychee crop arrived in Malaysia on July 2 and was warmly welcomed by consumers.

(Source: VNA)

The batch was imported by Kuala Lumpur-based Billyan Global Resources and Vietnam’s Hanoi...

Despite being famous for many local specialties such as litchi, longan and rice, brand development for the farm produce is lagging behind. In addition, although many products have been exported successfully, they still face seasonal price drops in the domestic...

Durian harvestation in Cai Lay district, Tien Giang province. (Photo: VNA)

NDO – The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) recently arranged eight Vietnamese firms operating in the field of agricultural production to participate in and introduce their fresh and dried...

Vietnam spent over US$600 million on importing fruits and vegetables in the first five months of 2018, US$110 million more than the same period last year.

Vietnamese fruits (Beeld: ©VOV)

Thailand and China were the biggest fruit and vegetable suppliers...

A farmer harvesting mango in An Giang, Vietnam. Photo acquired by VnExpress

Vietnam wants major market to buy other fruits including grapefruit.

The United States is completing procedures to approve import of Vietnamese mangoes, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky...

A farmer throws away his haul of radishes. Photo by VnExpress

'Before you sow the seeds, you need to know who you’re selling the crop to and how much you’re selling it for.'
Vietnam’s prime minister has said that farmers...