Nguyen Viet Quang, who is in charge of Lao Cai’s customs department, said the Chinese side has enabled local farm produce exporters to transport their goods by car across the border, thus helping promote the export turnover of Vietnamese agricultural products through the Lao Cai international border gate.
Dragon fruit and lychee exports were reported as having increased the most amongst Vietnamese agricultural products entering China via the Lao Cai international border gate since the beginning of this year. As of June 13, Vietnam exported 284,516 tons of dragon fruits worth $185.75 million, up 688 percent against the same period last year.
The country also shipped 7,896 tons of lychees to China as of June 14, earning $4.15 million in revenue, a year-on-year rise of 162 percent.
Much growth was also seen in watermelon exports, reaching 12,395 tons, worth over $4.7 million; 16,666 tons of pepper, worth $46.72 million and 10,973 tons of other fruits and vegetables worth $19.65 million.
Source: en.vietnamplus.vn
