Local cultivation and plant protection authorities and relevant agencies must prepare a list of growing areas and packaging facilities registering to export fresh coconut and frozen durian to China before April 1.

Though it is a large exporter, China spent $24.4 billion in 2023 to import veggies and fruits. A large proportion of those imports came from Vietnam.

Analysts have noted strong investment from China in manufacturing and support industries, warning that this will pose challenges for Vietnamese enterprises in the field.

Many trucks heading toward the China border are exporting large quantities of Vietnamese farm produce.

China became the second largest importer of Vietnamese seafood behind Japan in January, with shrimp and pangasius imports witnessing a four-fold rise compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam expects to increase its agricultural exports to China as the neighbouring country agreed earlier this year to review regulations permitting the official export of Vietnamese poultry meat.

Tropical rock lobster, a high-end seafood product, has become cheap because of oversupply and far fewer imports from China, the top buyer.

China was the only market that witnessed positive growth in Vietnam’s farm exports in 2023, while negative growth rates were reported for all other key markets.

Vietnam Railway Authority is working with its Chinese counterpart to create a standard gauge rail link between the two nations in Lao Cai Province.

VN is about to sign a protocol for avocado and passion fruit exports with the General Administration of Customs of China, bringing the total agricultural products exported to the Chinese market in this form to 8.

Vietnam’s durian, or ‘king of fruit’, brought turnover of $2.3 billion in 2023 while Thai market share for durian in China fell sharply.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam had good news for millions of avocado and passion fruit growers and animal breeders after returning from a business trip to China.

China was the biggest buyer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products in 2023, and it is expected to remain a promising market with numerous opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce to increase the market share and export value.

Seven Vietnamese businesses have been granted permission to export their bird's nest products to the Chinese market.

Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese firms have received codes granted by China, enabling them to export farm produce and food products to the Chinese market.

Vietnam has exported bird’s nests to China by air for the first time, which once again reflects opportunities for the bird’s nest industry to develop sustainably, especially after a protocol on bird’s nest export to China was signed.

Vietnamese Consul General in Nanning Do Nam Trung stressed that both Vietnamese and Chinese businesses attach importance to ‘credibility’.

China is a loyal export market for Vietnam’s farm produce. Five Vietnamese products exported to the market have brought turnover of $1 billion or higher.

As China is opening its market for some Vietnamese fruits, it will bring billions of dollars in exports next year and help Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry to set new records.

China is the world’s largest durian market with expected value of $20 billion by 2025. There are four major rivals in the market and Vietnam is one.