Durian export brings home 1.63 billion USD in 9 months

  • Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Harvesting durians in Buon Ho town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
The value of Vietnam’s durian export in the first nine months of 2023 reached 1.63 billion USD, 14 times higher than the figure of same period last year, according to statistic of the General Department of Customs. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totalled 4.21 billion USD, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to 1.77 billion USD year on year. Durian has surpassed jackfruit, dragon fruit, watermelon, banana and lychee to become the biggest foreign currency earner in Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable industry, accounting for 38.7% of the industry's total export value. China is the largest importer of Vietnam’s fruit and vegetables with a turnover hitting 2.75 billion USD, skyrocketing 160% compared to the same period last year. Currently, Vietnamese durian is exported mainly to China. Vietnam has 422 growing areas and 153 packaging facilities eligible to export the fruit to China. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh

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