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After rising to a record high in 2024, coffee prices in Vietnam are continuing to rise this year as production falls and farmers are in no hurry to sell.

According to Vietnamese media reports, on March 24, Vietnam Nam Du Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company and its partner Wan Gan Industrial (Yunnan) Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony. 24 tons of frozen durian were shipped from the factory in Krong Pac District, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam to China. As early as August 19, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China had signed a plant quarantine and food safety agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam on the export of Vietnamese frozen durian to China. After 7 months, the first batch of Vietnamese frozen durian was finally exported to China. Ngo Thi Phuong Lan, general manager of Nam Du Agricultural Products Joint Stock Company, said that after China and Vietnam signed the protocol, the company quickly started product preparations to ship frozen durian to the Chinese market. With many years of experience in the agricultural field and good relations with traditional partners, the export of frozen durian was successfully carried out. According to reports, Narada Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. obtained the customs export code on February 28 and made full preparations. The company consulted partners in Thailand and Malaysia about their experience in exporting frozen durian to China, and sent the products to a testing center recognized by China for inspection. Ngo Thi Phuong Lan added, “We are aware that there are some problems with durian exports at the moment. We understand this and therefore exercise strict control over our products to ensure that they meet the requirements of our Chinese customers.” On the morning of March 24, before the frozen durian was loaded into containers and transported to the border port, Narada Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. also invited experts from a testing center recognized by China to take samples on site and conduct a final test before shipment. According to reports, after this shipment, Narada will fully seize the current market opportunities, continue to study and expand production, and further strengthen exports to the Chinese market. Since March 2024, the Vietnam Department of Plant Protection has issued official documents to local governments, requiring them to review and summarize the planting areas and packaging plants for frozen durian exported to China. Vietnamese durian industry experts said that compared with fresh durian, frozen durian has a higher added value. Vietnamese frozen durian is mainly exported to Thailand and some distant markets such as the United States and Europe, with an annual turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars. Due to the huge demand for frozen durian in China, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association expects that frozen durian will bring Vietnam an additional revenue of 400-500 million US dollars. Image source: nonngnghiep.vn2025 International Fruit and Vegetable Report All rights reserved. Please contact International Fruit and Vegetable Report for permission and indicate the source as International Fruit and Vegetable Report.

The first batch of green mangoes was jointly organized by VINA T&T Import & Export Service Co., Ltd. and Thanh Binh Agricultural Products Import & Export Co., Ltd., with an export volume of 1 ton. Pham Van Trong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Tien Giang Province, stressed at the ceremony that this is an important event that not only marks a new step for agriculture in promoting trade, but also helps to enhance the value of Vietnamese agricultural products, including Tien Giang's specialty fruits, in the international market. Vice Chairman Pham Van Trong said that the fresh mangoes officially exported to the United States today are the result of long-term negotiations between the relevant functional agencies of Vietnam and the United States, which has effectively opened up more new opportunities, helped local agricultural products enter the international market, and consolidated the status of agricultural products in Tien Giang Province. According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Tien Giang Province, the fruit planting area in the province is about 88,000 hectares, accounting for nearly 40% of the agricultural production land, with an average annual output of 1.8 million tons. Fruits in Tien Giang Province not only serve the domestic market, but are also exported to markets such as China, South Korea, Japan, the United States, New Zealand and Europe. Mango exports will bring more new opportunities, promote local mangoes to penetrate the global market, introduce foreign exchange, and provide sustainable livelihood security for farmers in professional planting areas. (End)