Some Vietnamese fruits including bananas and lychees have higher prices in foreign countries than those in Vietnam They should meet high standards and experience strict inspection procedures to receive licenses which allow for export to Japan and Thailand. In Japan, 12 Vietnamese lychees cost US$18.18 (VND400,000). In Vietnam, a kilogram of lychees costs US$1.36-1.81 (VND30,000-40,000). Luc Ngan’s lychees from Bac Giang province are famous ...
Read moreVietnamese exports have grown rapidly in the past several years and reached more than US$176 billion in 2016. However, the growth was attributed mostly to quantitative increases, and most products were exported not under Vietnamese brands and therefore generated very low added value. Photo: Can Dung According to Vietnam Farmers’ Union President Lai Xuan Mon, Vietnam is the world’s largest pepper and cashew ...
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