Vietnam exports 20 tons of Cavendish bananas to Dubai A container with 20 tons of Cavendish bananas that were grown in the South Vietnamese province of Ca Mau using organic methods was transported to Ho Chi Minh City to be sent to Dubai.
Vietnamese banana exports find new Niche Vietnam is threatening to displace the Philippines as the region’s top banana exporter.
The decreasing competitiveness of the Filipino banana export industry is due to soaring import costs for the fruit and a lack of favorable tariff rates, according to Stephen Antig, the executive director of the Philippines’ Banana Growers and Exporters Association Inc. (PBGEA). He cited a need to review the country’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) for possible restraints on the industry.
Vietnam makes US$3 billion on agricultural and seafood export The Hanoitimes - Vietnam’s export of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products reached US$3.09 billion in the first month of 2018, an increase of 25.9% compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).