advance in the opening of the kiwis, blueberries and cherries via Chile to Vietnam, and in the entry of national pork. Those are the objectives that a public-private delegation prepares to carry out during its visit to the Asian country.
Seeking to refine details for the trip, the national director of the SAG, José Guajardo, accompanied by representatives of fruits of Chile and Asprocer, held a meeting with Nguyen Viet Cuong, extraordinary ambassador and plenipotentiary of Vietnam, and his team composed of Ngo Thu Houng, commercial councilor of the embassy, and Nguyen Duc Minh, third secretary of that diplomatic headquarters in Chile.
Guajardo thanked the Vietnamese authorities for the meeting and highlighted the importance of bilateral relations between the two countries. The SAG director also pointed out that he hopes that the Vietnam tour, on May 18, 19 and 20 “to be very fruitful, and for the same reason, this meeting with the ambassador has been a tremendous contribution. We hope to have very good results on our trip.”
For its part and on behalf of the export sector, the general manager of Fruits of Chile, Miguel Canala-Echeverría, commented that during the 2023-24 season, Chile sent about 2,000 tons of fresh fruit to Vietnam, current seventh destination market within Asia.
A market with growthPOTENTIAL
He added that, so far from the 2024-25 season, “we have seen a very important growth of shipments that exceeds 100%, which reaffirms our strategy regarding growing in the markets of Southeast Asia.”
The professional also referred to the state of the opening of the Vietnamese market for some species, noting that “we are in the last stage for the opening of our kiwis, and now we hope to advance in the entry of our fresh blueberries and improve the conditions of entry of cherries, achieving a protocol for sending them air.”
According to Fruit Information from Chile, the country has sent the Vietnam market 133% more volumes of fresh fruit during this 2024-25 season, exceeding 3 thousand tons, being cherries (94% of the total) and table grapes (6%) the most exported national species.
Since Monday, May 19, the Chilean delegation will hold meetings at the agricultural and livestock level with the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the Department of Plant and Animal Health of that country. In addition, they will visit facilities from the port of Hai Phong to observe, on the ground, the inspection process of the Vietnamese authorities, and the condition of arrival of Chilean fruits.
