California mandarins are being imported and will soon be available on the Vietnamese market in the near future.

According to information from the US Embassy, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently announced an export opportunity worth approximately 5 million USD for the country's farmers. Accordingly, California mandarins will soon be exported to the Vietnamese market.

This represents a positive step forward within the framework of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the promotion of trade, strengthening bilateral relations, and bringing high-quality American fruits to Vietnamese consumers.

The level of access to various American agricultural products for Vietnamese consumers has increased rapidly in recent years. In fact, fruits such as apples, grapes, oranges, cherries, pears, blueberries, peaches, and nectarines have become familiar to urban families.

Parallel to the easing of tax duties, the opening of markets for agricultural products has been accelerated. The expansion of commodity catalogs and deep integration have helped American fruit producers enter Vietnam and access a market of 100 million people more easily.

Vietnamese imports of American fruits and vegetables have grown strongly over the past decade. During the 2016-2025 period, the import turnover of fruits and vegetables from the US increased more than tenfold, from approximately 85 million USD in 2016 to over 900 million USD in 2025. Notably, cherries, apples, grapes, and oranges are the fruits imported in large quantities to Vietnam. In 2025 alone, the import value increased by nearly 67% compared to the previous year.

Meanwhile, although Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports to the US have maintained growth momentum—reaching approximately 546 million USD—they have not kept pace with the growth rate of imports. This disparity has caused Vietnam to continue running a trade deficit in fruits and vegetables with the US over the last ten years. While the trade deficit was on a small scale during the 2016-2017 period, the gap has widened significantly from 2018 onwards. In 2025, Vietnam's trade deficit in fruits and vegetables from the US reached nearly 354 million USD, the highest level in the 2016-2025 period.

Source: Bao Nguoi Lao Dong