According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), of the total figure, USD980 million was spent on imported fruit, up 0.5% on-year. The remaining USD380 million was spent on vegetable imports, up 36.5% compared to the same period of last year. 

Vietnam spent more than USD1.43 billion on vegetable and fruit imports in the first ten months of this year

Vietnam imported fruit and vegetables mainly from China and Thailand during the period, accounting for 43.3% and 23.1% respectively.

Meanwhile, Vietnam also witnessed a sharp increase in vegetable and fruit imports from the US, South Korea and China between January and October this year, up 86%, 82% and 73% consecutively.

Hoang Trung, head of the MARD’s Plant Protection Department, said that a large amount of fruits were imported from Thailand into Vietnam and then re-exported to China.