(VEN) - Under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA), Australia will zero out 90 percent of import tariff lines in 2018, and 100 percent by 2020. This will create opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to boost exports to Australia. The Footscray Market in Melbourne, Australia sells plenty of Vietnamese dragon fruit VEN - A delegation of officials from the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources recently worked with the Bac Lieu Province People’s Committee to learn about the shrimp production and export chain in the locality. The delegation praised Vietnam’s efforts to create disease free shrimp breeding areas meeting export standards. The Australian side will inspect and recognize these areas if they meet its criteria, enabling Vietnam to export fresh shrimp to Australia and to become the first country to export this product to Australia. Vietnamese authorities have adopted specific measures to take advantage … [Read more...] about Promising prospects for exports to Australia
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Price of Vietnamese fruit exports on upward trend
White flesh dragon fruit is sold at VND15,000 per kilogram while red flesh dragon fruit fetches VND40,000 a kilogram ($1.75) at gardens. Price of Thai jackfruit grown in the Mekong delta is up at VND4-,000-50,000 a kilogram, doubling same period last year. The price of jackfruit reaches an all-time high. Before, China traders just bought canned jackfruit; however, they even buy the whole fruit at present. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Tien Giang Province in the Mekong delta said that the first-class jackfruit fetch over VND40,000 a kilogram at gardens and VND60,000 at markets. Bananas are sold at VND15,000 and VND18,000 a kilogram in gardens and markets respectively, much higher than last year ( at VND1,000 per kilogram). Because of shortage of banana for export, prices of banana have risen higher. Star apple fluctuated from VND18,000 to VND20,000 in Tien Giang Province, around VND5,000 higher than year-ago period. According to the Ministry, prices of … [Read more...] about Price of Vietnamese fruit exports on upward trend
Ben Tre to push Xiem coconut exports
A grower harvests coconuts in the southern province of Ben Tre. The province has nearly 71,500 ha of coconut groves that produce around 600 million coconuts per year. — VNA/VNS Photo Cong Tri The southern province of Ben Tre plans to develop its renowned Xiem coconut exports by increasing its market value and researching farming technologies and techniques. Bui Duong Thuat, director of Mekong Impex Fresh Fruit Company Ltd, said that despite Ben Tre Xiem coconut receiving a geographical indication (signs to indicate that a product originates from a specific region and possesses its associated qualities) on March 17, it did not help improve the product’s competitiveness in markets abroad. He said that Ben Tre’s coconuts still could not compete with Thailand’s coconuts, due to their higher quality and cheaper production costs. As of March 22, Thailand coconuts were sold at US$0.89 per coconut at supermarkets in California, while Ben Tre coconuts, which are … [Read more...] about Ben Tre to push Xiem coconut exports
Bến Tre to boost Xiêm coconut exports
Bến Tre Province aims to boost the competitiveness of Xiêm coconuts in foreign markets. — Photo thuonggiathitruong.vnViet Nam News BẾN TRE — The southern province of Bến Tre plans to develop its renowned Xiêm coconut exports by increasing its market value and researching farming technologies and techniques. Bùi Dương Thuật, director of Mekong Impex Fresh Fruit Company Ltd, said that despite Bến Tre Xiêm coconut receiving a geographical indication (signs to indicate that a product originates from a specific region and possesses its associated qualities) on March 17, it did not help improve the product’s competitiveness in markets abroad. He said that Bến Tre’s coconuts still could not compete with Thailand’s coconuts, due to their higher quality and cheaper production costs. As of March 22, Thailand coconuts were sold at US$0.89 per coconut at supermarkets in California, while Bến … [Read more...] about Bến Tre to boost Xiêm coconut exports
Aquatic export up 11.5 pct in first quarter
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The export of aquatic products in March was estimated at 608 million USD, bringing the total shipment in the first three months to 1.7 billion USD, up 11.5 percent annually, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Major importers in the first two months this year were the US, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea, accounting for 50.5 percent of the total. Notably, markets seeing strong export growths included the Netherlands (49.7 percent), Thailand (35.3 percent) and China (34.9 percent). During March, aquatic products import reached 151 million USD, bringing the total value in three months to 423 million USD, marking a 32.4 percent year-on-year increase. In the first quarter, the total aquatic production rose by 4 percent to 775,800 tonnes, 740,800 tonnes of which was tapped at sea and the remaining was home-grown. The total tuna output was estimated at 6,406 tonnes in the three-month … [Read more...] about Aquatic export up 11.5 pct in first quarter