Vietnam to export rambutans to New Zealand At the event, New Zealand's experience and innovative solutions
will also be shared in order to help Vietnam improve the competitiveness of
the sector.
Earlier, the good news was announced during the official visit
to New Zealand by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on July 27, 2017.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Vietnamese rambutans have been exported to the US, Canada, the EU, Eastern
Europe, several countries in Africa, China and a number of other countries in
Southeast Asia.
Vietnamese rambutans are mainly grown in the southern provinces
with an area of more than 50,000 hectares, providing roughly 300,000 tonnes
of produce each year.
The export of Vietnamese rambutans to New Zealand will
contribute to increasing the export turnover of this year and in the future.
In 2017, the export value of fruit and vegetables reached over US$ 3.5
billion, up by 40%, while the export turnover in the first quarter of 2018
reached US$ 950 million, up 35.6% over the same period.
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Source: NDO