Austria a promising market for Vietnamese fruits: Experts

  • Vietnam’s dragon fruit at a super market in Melbourne, Australia. VNA Photo
    Vietnam’s dragon fruit at a super market in Melbourne, Australia. VNA Photo
  • Preparing lychee for exports at Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Hai Duong. VNA Photo
    Preparing lychee for exports at Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Hai Duong. VNA Photo
  • Preparing lychee for exports at Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Hai Duong. VNA Photo
    Preparing lychee for exports at Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Hai Duong. VNA Photo
  • Vietnam’s dragon fruit at a super market in Melbourne, Australia. VNA Photo
    Vietnam’s dragon fruit at a super market in Melbourne, Australia. VNA Photo
Importing 1.2 billion EUR (1.31 billion USD) worth of fruits every year, Austria is a promising market for Vietnam, authorities held. It is one of the first western countries to set up diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1972. In 2021, two-way trade reached 3.35 billion USD, up 5.55% year on year. Last year, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figure dropped 16.7% to 2.79 billion USD. According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Austria, Vietnam exported 6.8 million EUR worth of fruits to Austria last year, accounting for 0.5% of the country’s total fruit imports. VNA Photo

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