Vietnam spends over US$1 billion importing vegetables, fruits

• By : Phillip Nguyen
• Sept. 14, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
• importing vegetables, fruits

Viet Nam imported vegetables and fruits worth US$1.02 billion in the first eight months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 94 percent. In August alone, the country spent nearly US$170 million on imported green produce — Photo kinhdoanhgioi.net Of this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said, the import value of vegetables was around US$200 million, while fruits imports were more than US$800 ...