According to data from the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s durian exports reached $1.63 billion in the first nine months of 2023. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totaled $4.21 billion, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to $1.77 billion 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. Currently, durians are exported mainly to China. Vietnam has 422 growing areas and 153 packaging facilities eligible to export the fruit to China.
Source: retailnews.asia