Frozen Vietnamese ginger products favoured in Australia
Australia plans to push up its import of frozen ginger products from Vietnam, with their value estimated to exceed 100 billion VND (4.35 million USD) this year, according to the Vietnamese trade office in the country.
Hanoi (VNA) – Australia plans to push up its importof frozen ginger products from Vietnam, with their value estimated toexceed 100 billion VND (4.35 million USD) this year, according to the Vietnamese tradeoffice in the country.
Currently, the market is yet to open for fresh Vietnamese ginger.However, the frozen products, which are available here both online and atphysical stores, win favour of Australian consumers, said the office.
Statistics showed that in the first four months of 2021, thevalue of frozen Vietnamese ginger exported to Australia grew 1,350 percenton-year to surpass 348,000 USD.
To further promote the Vietnamese goods, the office has sofar launched promotion programmes at stores, supermarkets, restaurants, and mostrecently, as part of a golf tournament held by the Vietnamese community in Parramatta.
According to Nguyen Phu Hoa, head of the office, Australiais currently opening its market to longan, lychee, mango and dragon fruit fromVietnam. Therefore, the diversification of exports to seek newopportunities through the trade of processed agricultural products is a promisingdirection for Vietnamese firms and farmers./.
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