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Chinese green kiwi is being sold at VND20,000 (US$0.79) per kilogram onwards by wholesalers in Vietnam, a third of the prices of imports from Australia and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand wholesale prices start at VND60,000 and go up to VND120,000.…
Exports of fruits and vegetables were worth an estimated US$6.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, a 27% increase from a year earlier. The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association came up with the estimate based on customs data, which shows exports to…
Vietnam exported 177,000 tons of durians worth US$640.72 million to China in September, surpassing Thailand as the top supplier of the fruit to that market. China spent $894.58 million in all to import 228,000 tons of durian in September, with Vietnam…
Thailand has kicked off the One Tambon, One Digital (OTOD) “Digital Durian” project to help 8.8 million durian farmers improve their productivity. Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency President Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin said the OTOD Digital Durian…
Durian production in Laos has come to fruition and the industry is seeking opportunities to export to China – the world’s largest consumer of the stinky fruit. Tao Jian, a 54-year-old Chinese entrepreneur and the owner of Jinguo, a company with 50,000 durian…
The price of kluay hom thong banana or “golden bananas” in Thailand has doubled to 30 baht (US$0.89) amid growing demand. Somchai Nunual, leader of the golden banana and fruit safety group in Bang Kaew district in Thailand’s Phatthalung province, said the…
Vietnam’s durian exports to several markets like Thailand, Hong Kong and South Korea rose by double digits year-on-year in the first seven months. China remained the biggest buyer as exports rose by nearly 53% to US$1.47 billion, accounting for 92% of all…
Belgian craft brewery Rodenbach has made its cherry-flavoured craft beer, Fruitage, available in Australia. The beer is made from a blend of ripened and aged ale, young ale, and 7 per cent cherries, processed through “meticulous” fermentation. “The main…
Vietnam is allowed to export frozen durian and fresh coconuts to China under an official quota, following the signing of protocols between the two countries on Monday. These protocols signed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and…
Durian exports are forecast to surpass US$3 billion this year, according to the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit). Vietnam earned more than $1.3 billion from shipping durian abroad in the first six months of 2024, up 40% year-on-year. China…
Mangoes imported from China are selling fast in wet markets in HCMC for VND40,000-50,000 (US$1.58-1.98) per kilogram, 20-30% cheaper than local products. This year, traders are importing a new type of mango from China that resembles a crow’s beak, in addition…
Monthong durian prices have risen by 32% in southern Vietnam in the last two months to VND103,000 (US$4.05) per kilogram amid growing demand from China and other foreign markets. Traders are competing to buy from provinces such as Dak Lak, Binh Phuoc and Tien…
According to customs data, Vietnam exported US$919 million worth of durian in the first five months, up 74% year-on-year. This made durian its top fruit export at 3.5 times that of dragon fruit in second place. Exports of the odoriferous fruit were worth $450…
Retailers are selling end-of-season lychees at up to VND180,000 (US$7.1) per kilogram, thrice the price a year ago, due to a poor harvest. They are not as plentifully available as in previous years in HCMC and cost VND165,000-180,000 at premium stores and…
A poor lychee harvest in Vietnam’s lychee production hub, northern Bac Giang Province, has led to financial losses for farmers, despite a 50% increase in the fruit’s price. Last year, the 40 lychee trees of Oanh’s family were full of fruit, earning them…
Thailand is poised to export approximately one million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion baht ($3.5 billion) this year, according to Thai PBS World.< In line with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s directives, the Ministry of…
