A ceremony was held recently to announce the export of Vietnamese passion fruits to Australia, and the import of Australian plums into Vietnam. The announcement, stated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Australian Embassy, has made passion fruits become the fifth kind of Vietnamese fruits to be officially exported to Australia.
Trade revenue between Vietnam and Australia approximated 11 billion USD in the first eight months of 2022, up 37.44% from a year earlier, statistics show.
Vietnam’s frozen sapodilla was the highlight at a trade promotion event held by the Vietnam Consulate General in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia at Paddington Market in Sydney on April 30.
Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Vietnam to secure a firm foothold in the market.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia surged by 58.9 percent year on year in the first month of 2018 to reach 595 million USD, according to statistics of the Vietnam Customs.
Australia will cut 90 percent of import tariff lines in 2018 and 100 percent of them in 2020 under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement roadmap, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The first batch of 3.5 tonnes of mangoes from the northern mountainous province of Son La underwent irradiation treatment on June 28 before being shipped to Australia.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has joined hands with other ministries and sectors to promote the export of agri-aquatic products to Australia.
A business delegation of the northern province of Hoa Binh has visited Melbourne city in Australia’s Victoria State to explore cooperation and investment opportunities.
The Department of Foreign Affairs of Localities and AusCham have signed an agreement on beefing up partnership between AusCham and 63 Vietnamese provinces and cities.
