Staff members label durians to be exported to China at a durian processing plant in Dak Lak province, Vietnam, on Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
Durian became the biggest foreign currency earner in Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry in the first nine months of 2023, accounting for 38.7 percent of the industry's total export value.
HANOI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The export value of Vietnamese durian hit 1.63 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2023, making durian the biggest foreign currency earner in Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry, Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday.
The cited number was 14 times higher than the figure for the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs.
Durian has surpassed jackfruit, dragon fruit, watermelon, banana and lychee to gain the leading position, accounting for 38.7 percent of the industry's total export value.
China is currently Vietnam's main durian export market. Vietnam has 422 growing areas and 153 packaging facilities eligible to export the fruit to China.
According to the General Department of Customs, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports in the first nine months of this year reached 4.21 billion dollars, an increase of 72.5 percent over the same period last year.■
