In recent years, fruit tree production in localities in the Mekong Delta and the whole country in general has developed strongly, positively contributing to agricultural export turnover and growth of the Agriculture sector. Thanks to that, farmers increase their income and become rich. Production is favorable and the product consumption market is still open, our country has a lot of potential in developing the fruit tree industry.
Durian is grown in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city.
The area planted with fruit trees in many provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta has continuously increased sharply in recent years and actively contributed to improving production efficiency and income of farmers on the same area. According to the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Agriculture and Rural Development) of Can Tho City, fruit trees are focused and developed towards export, becoming the city’s main crop. If in 2018 the city had 18,291 hectares of fruit trees, by 2019 it would increase to 20,125 hectares, in 2020 it would reach 21,623 hectares, in 2021 it would reach 23,416 hectares and by the end of 2022 it would be 24,589 hectares, with a harvest of 194,507 tons. Currently, the area under fruit trees continues to increase and is planned to reach 25,000 hectares this year, with an output of 195,250 tons. By 2050, the fruit growing area in the city is expected to increase by about 13,163 hectares, up to 38,163 hectares. Fruit trees grown in the city are quite diverse in types, with many delicious and specialty fruits, including more than 2,965 hectares of durian. This is one of the export products with high economic value, which can generate profits of over 800 million VND/ha/year.
In Hau Giang province, there are currently more than 45,528 hectares of fruit trees, an increase of 2,178 hectares compared to the same period in 2022. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hau Giang province, through evaluating the economic efficiency of the production of key fruit trees of the province, shows that in 2022 the production costs of many fruit trees such as jackfruit, orange, lemon, tangerine, longan, mango, custard apple… will all increase but farmers will still make a profit due to higher selling prices. same period or increased productivity due to the application of scientific and technical advances. The average profit ranges from 54-184 million/ha depending on the type of fruit tree.
Currently, many provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta have quite large fruit growing areas, up to tens of thousands of hectares. Tien Giang province has the largest fruit growing area, with more than 82,322 hectares. Vinh Long province has more than 55,690 hectares of fruit trees, Dong Thap has over 40,919 hectares, Ben Tre about 25,478 hectares, An Giang 19,295 hectares, Tra Vinh 18,400 hectares… In recent years, new areas of fruit trees have been planted in Many localities have continuously increased, especially with plants with good export conditions such as jackfruit, durian, dragon fruit, mango, banana, grapefruit… According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the current area of fruit trees of The whole country reached more than 1.22 million hectares, of which the southern provinces and cities accounted for more than 60% of the country’s fruit growing area. The output of many key fruit trees has increased quite sharply compared to the previous year. Specifically, mangos increased by 616,000 tons, oranges increased by 514,400 tons, durian increased by more than 367,000 tons, rambutan increased by 188,900 tons, lychee increased by 178,300 tons…
With a fruit growing area of more than 1.22 million hectares, our country has a total annual fruit output of more than 13.5 million tons, which has been serving domestic consumer demand well and creating a Large quantity of goods for export. The export value of our country’s fruits and vegetables has begun to exceed the 1 billion USD mark since 2013 and has continuously exceeded 3 billion USD/year in recent years. According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung, in the first 6 months of 2023, our country’s fruit and vegetable export turnover is estimated to reach nearly 2.75 billion USD, an increase of 64% over the same period in 2022. With much potential in export development, export and the effective ways we are doing, we hope that this year the export turnover of fruits and vegetables will reach 5 billion USD. It can be said that fruit trees have become an economic sector, contributing to improving people’s lives. Many people can also get rich through fruit production and business.
In the context that the export of many types of agricultural and aquatic products is tending to decrease due to reduced world market demand, the strong growth of fruit and vegetable exports is considered a bright spot of the Agriculture industry. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first 6 months of 2023 will reach 24.59 billion USD, down 11.1% compared to the same period in 2022. Of which, the export turnover of the main agricultural product group is 12 .79 billion USD, up 12%; livestock products 232 million USD, up 26.5%; seafood 4.13 billion USD, down 27.4%; Main forestry products 6.5 billion USD, down 28.2% over the same period… Contributing greatly to the export results of agriculture, forestry and fishery products in the past 6 months are 7 products and product groups with export value reaching over 1 billion USD including vegetables, rice, coffee, rubber, cashew nuts, shrimp and wood products.
To promote production and business efficiency and sustainably develop the fruit industry, many experts and businesses believe that in the future, the authorities need to continue to pay attention to implementing many synchronous solutions to integrate linking production, processing and consumption of products. Strengthen the provision of market information, connecting farmers with businesses and consumers. Support technical training and guide people to develop fruit tree planting and production area codes towards quality, safety, and standards to meet domestic and export market needs. Pay attention to managing the quality of seedlings and input materials for production. Recommend farmers to plant fruit trees depending on type in advantageous regions with suitable production and soil conditions, and not to plant…
