Vietnamese durian is taking China by storm, as exports soared 90% in volume year-on-year, eclipsing rivals like Thailand.

Vietnamese exports have hit an unprecedented high, while vegetable and fruit exports brought $6.34 billion in the first 10 months of the year.

With exports reaching nearly $3 billion USD, Vietnam’s durian industry is enjoying unprecedented success, driven by its off-season supply advantage.

Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports are projected to see continued strong growth in the remaining months of the year, helping the sector to achieve its goal of 7 billion USD in export revenue.

The first-ever Vietnam fruit festival opened in Beijing, China, on September 29, co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Specifically, durian brought home 2.2 billion USD, a five-fold increase from the previous year.

Passion fruits have become the fifth kind of Vietnamese fruits to be officially exported to Australia, following mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit.

The first-ever Vietnam Fruit Festival will be held in the Chinese capital of Beijing on September 29 - 30 with the aim of bringing Vietnamese fruits to a larger number of Chinese consumers.

Vietnam's fruit export revenue hit 4.63 billion USD in the first eight months of 2024, representing an increase of 30.6% compared to the same period last year, thanks to the opening of several key markets.

Vietnam's fruit industry celebrates a $4.63 billion export milestone, with farmers across the country reaping unprecedented profits from high-demand products like durian, lychee, and longan.

With Vietnamese passion fruit to be licensed to enter the United States shortly, the export of this fruit to this market is expected to bring back between US$50-100 million, according to industry insiders.

Technical requirements for Vietnam’s passion fruits were agreed and the process will now move to the next step of implementing legal procedures.

In a stunning display of innovation, farmers in Chi Lang, Lang Son province, are using cable cars to harvest custard apples from steep mountainsides, leading to an unprecedented revenue windfall of 800 billion VND ($33 million).

Many kinds of Vietnamese fruits are increasingly gaining access to the Northeast Asian market, contributing to fulfilling the 2024 goal of 7 billion USD in export value of fruit and vegetables.

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has officially announced regulations for importing fresh pomelos from Vietnam on its website.

Vietnam raked in more than 3.8 billion USD from fruit and vegetable exports in the first seven months of 2024, up 23.4% year on year, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VINAFRUIT).

In a surprising trend, Thailand, a nation known for its robust agricultural sector, has nearly doubled its expenditure on Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the first half of this year.

The RoK, a market of 50 million consumers, is considered a potential market for Vietnamese products, including pomelo.

Vietnamese red and yellow-fleshed dragon fruit has made its first presence in the Spinneys supermarket chain of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which was inaugurated in Riyadh capital of Saudi Arabia on June 24.