AsemconnectVietnam - While durian continued to maintain its leading role in fruit and vegetable exports, another important commodity group, dragon fruit, has decreased sharply.

According to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs, in the first half of November (November 1-15), fruit and vegetable exports earned 222.63 million USD.
In general, from the beginning of the year to November 15, the total export turnover of this commodity group reached 6.38 billion USD, an increase of 27.46% over the same period last year.
Notably, according to detailed data from the General Department of Customs, durian continued to be the export commodity group bringing in the largest turnover of the fruit and vegetable group.
Specifically, by the end of October 2024, durian exports (HS code 0810.60.00) reached 2.85 billion USD, up by 46%, equivalent to an increase of 900 million USD compared to the same period last year and accounting for 46% of the total export turnover of fruits and vegetables of the whole country in the same period.
In contrast to the high growth of durian, another key fruit product, dragon fruit, decreased sharply. By the end of October 2024, dragon fruit exports (HS code 0810.90.92) reached only 417 million USD, down by 20.7% compared to the same period last year.
In terms of markets, China dominated with 4.1 billion USD (updated by the end of October), up by 28.7% (equivalent to an increase of 913 million USD) compared to the same period last year and accounting for 67% of the total export turnover of this group of products of the whole country.
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Source: VITIC/ haiquanonline.com.vn