Six groups of products posted an export revenue of over US$1 billion to the US market in the first quarter of this year, with the group of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts topping with US$3.98 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
With local coconut products boasting great potential for export, the Vietnamese coconut industry is anticipated to rake in US$1 billion this year, according to industry insiders.
PSNews - The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Vietnam on October 31 announced that, Vietnamese pomelo has officially been licensed to enter the US market, following mango, longan, lychee, dragon fruit, rambutan, and star apple.
PSNews - Vietnam raked in US$451 million from pangasius exports to the Chinese market, doubling that of last year’s figure and duly accounting for 28% of the nation’s total export value.
The first seven months of 2022 saw Vietnam export nearly 4.2 million tons of rice, up more than 20% over the same period last year, in which the US market increased the most with more than 65%.
PSNews - The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has recently recognised an additional six Vietnamese pangasius processors which meet the food safety requirements to export products to the US market.
The country ranked fifth in terms of shrimp exports to the United States last year, with the nation being among one of the shrimp suppliers to this market to enjoy positive growth.
Vietnam has now begun officially exporting its mangoes to the US market, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave permission for the import of fresh mangoes from the Southeast Asian nation in 2017.
The export of tra fish from Vietnam to the US market has continued its upward trend throughout the year and is predicted to have reached US$2.3 billion during 2018, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.
Gardeners in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have made thorough preparations for the export of 400 tons of Lo Ren star apples to the US market.
