Fresh coconuts from Vietnam will be imported through all Chinese border gates.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has started the process of exporting fresh coconuts to China, following a protocol signed with China's General Department of Customs. The protocol requires Vietnamese growers to meet strict plant quarantine regulations and food safety standards. Inspectins will be conducted on September 11 and 12 to evaluate compliance. The export of fresh, dried coconuts, and dried coconut products is expected to reach 330,000 tons in 2023.

On the morning of September 6, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on "Disseminating regulations on exporting fresh coconuts to the Chinese market". At the conference, Mr. Hoang Trung, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that coconut is a strong crop of Vietnam. Currently, our country has about 200,000 hectares of coconut trees, with an output of more than 2 million tons. In 2023, Vietnam's fresh coconuts will be exported to 15 countries around the world with an output of 30,000 tons, and dried coconuts and dried coconut products will also be exported over 300,000 tons. Deputy Minister Trung said that recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Department of Customs of China signed a protocol allowing fresh coconuts to be officially exported to China. This is both an opportunity to expand Vietnam's coconut market and a legal basis for us to organize and link up to produce this crop ...