Vietnamese pomelo has large potential for export

  • A pomelo plantation at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
    A pomelo plantation at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
  • A pomelo plantation at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
    A pomelo plantation at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
  • Pomelos grown at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang are labelled with origin traceability stamps. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
    Pomelos grown at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang are labelled with origin traceability stamps. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
  • Harvesting pomelo at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northernprovince of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
    Harvesting pomelo at Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, the northernprovince of Tuyen Quang. VNA Photo: Quang Cường
Vietnamese pomelo has large potential for entering demanding markets including the US, the EU and Japan, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency. Vietnamese pomelo is considered to have superior quality to other countries thanks to its moderate sweetness and suitability to consumers of many regions and markets together with a low pest risk. Pomelo can be processed into many different products such as fruit juice, essential oil and jam while the essence in pomelo peel could be used to produce many types of pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs. The US has allowed the official import of green-skinned pomelo from Vietnam, which is the seventh fresh fruit of Vietnam to receive permission to enter this market, after mango, longan, lychee, dragon fruit, rambutan and star apple. Statistics showed that the US imported around 17 billion USD worth of pomelo in 2020 and 20 billion USD in 2021. In the first seven months of this year, the US’ pomelo import reached 14 billion USD, of which Vietnam accounted for around 1 billion USD. VNA Photo: Quang Cường

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