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Thailand becomes VN’s largest supplier of vegetables, fruits

VGP - Thailand has surpassed China to become the largest exporter of vegetables and fruits to Viet Nam, in the first six months of this year, with US$376 million, making up more than half of Viet Nam’s market share of fruit imports of US$507 million.

June 29, 2017 5:22 PM GMT+7

It was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Fruit imports from Thailand doubled last year’s same period. Other markets like India and the Republic of Korea maintained positive high growth of more than 85%.

Meanwhile, Viet Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports in the reviewed period jumped more than 44% to US$1.7 billion. China, Japan and the RoK remained the top importers of Viet Nam's fruit and vegetables, accounting for nearly 85% of the country’s market share. 

The key Thai products are durian, mangosteen and tamarind. 

Experts said Vietnamese consumers are turning to Thai fruit products because of good appearance, quality and food safety standards.

                                                                                                                                       By Vien Nhu