Vegetable exports to Taiwan enjoy surge
VOV.VN - The first months of this year saw Vietnamese vegetable exports to Taiwan (China) rise sharply, turning Vietnam into the largest vegetable supplier to this market.
Taiwan imported 45,180 tonnes of vegetables worth US$45.1 million during the initial two months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 37.1% in volume and 37.7% in value, according to the Taiwan Customs Administration.
Of the total, 7,290 tonnes were shipped from Vietnam worth US$5.5 million, up 296.4% in volume and 197.8% in value over the same period from 2020.
As a result, Vietnam emerged as the largest supplier of vegetables to Taiwan, making up 16.1% of its total vegetable imports in the reviewed period.
Besides Vietnam, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and NewZealand were also other four large vegetable suppliers to the Taiwan market in the first two months of 2021.
