March 20, 2024 | 20:43 (GMT+7)
Vietnam 13th largest mango supplier for U.S.
Vietnam is the 13th largest mango supplier for the U.S. last year, data of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed.
The average price of imported mangoes from Vietnam reached 3,190 USD per ton in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 26%.
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The U.S. imports mainly frozen and fresh mangoes from Vietnam last year. |
The U.S. imported mainly frozen and fresh mangoes from Vietnam last year. Of which, frozen mango imports reached 643 tons, worth 988,000 USD, an increase of 84.7% in volume and an increase of 82.9% in value compared to 2022.
Fresh mango imports reached 500 tons, worth 1.4 million USD, up 16.7% in volume and 38.2% in value.
However, the import volume of both types of mango accounts for a very low proportion of total U.S. imports.
The Import-Export Department under Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) cited statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), saying that the U.S.’s import of mangoes of all kinds reached 746,400 tons, worth 1.11 billion USD, last year.
The U.S. imported mangoes of all kinds mainly from Mexico, accounting for 61.3% of total mango imports last year, followed by Peru, Brazil. and Ecuador.
Source: VNA