As one of the few sectors reporting export turnover increase in the first quarter of 2023, Vietnam's vegetable and fruit sector has a bright outlook to earn 4 billion USD in export revenue this year.
After many groups of agricultural exports saw output fall in the first quarter of the year, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development directed the industry to act quickly to open markets and create a new growth engine.
Four export commodities posted turnover of more than 5 billion USD in the first quarter of 2023, accounting for 52.8 percent of Vietnam’s export turnover.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau is striving for an average export growth rate of 5-6% per year in the 2021-2030 period and export turnover of 1.73 billion USD by 2030.