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.
Passion fruits have become the fifth kind of Vietnamese fruits to be officially exported to Australia, following mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit.
Agro-forestry-fisheries exports in the first eight months of this year fetched a whopping 40.08 billion USD, while imports were 28.8 billion USD. This resulted in a trade surplus of 11.8 billion USD, a surge of 68.4% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The General Administration of Customs of China has agreed to pilot import of Vietnamese passion fruits starting in July, making it the 10th Vietnamese fruit to be allowed to enter the Chinese market, reported the Plant Protection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
