Hanoi, July 1 -- With exports to China reaching about 5.5 billion USD in 2025, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable sector has ample room for further growth, provided it strengthens quality control, traceability and fast-track "green lane" customs clearance.

Standardising growing areas, expanding deep processing

Nguyen Quoc Manh, Deputy Director of the Plant Production and Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), said China's tighter controls on production unit codes, packaging facilities and phytosanitary standards require Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry to shift from volume-driven growth to a model focused on quality, value addition and low emissions.

As of May 2026, Vietnam had issued more than ...