April

Overview: The grapes of Ninh Thuan province are the produce of Vietnam's only commercial grape-growing region and are known as a Vietnamese specialty. Annual production is about 30,000 tonnes, and both table grapes (for fresh eating) and wine grapes are produced. Grape cultivation in a tropical region is rare worldwide...

Overview: Vietnam's sugarcane production is about 12 million tonnes a year, with a cultivated area of about 300,000 hectares. It plays an important role in domestic sugar self-sufficiency, but a lack of competitiveness against international prices is a challenge. In recent years the cultivated area has been trending down, with a shift toward higher-value alternative crops...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's seventh-largest tea producer, with annual production of about 180,000 tonnes of dried tea leaves. A variety of teas are produced—green tea, black tea, oolong, and lotus-flower tea—across a cultivated area of about 130,000 hectares. The history of Vietnamese tea goes back more than 1,000 years, and the northern mountain areas in particular have centuries-old tea...

Overview: Vietnam's mango has an annual output of about 900,000 tonnes, one of the largest production scales even in Southeast Asia. A variety of cultivars are grown, including Cat Chu, Cat Hoa Loc, and Australian mango. Sweet and richly aromatic, Vietnamese ma...

Overview: Vietnam ranks first in the world in cashew processing and exports, handling about 60% of the world's cashew processing. In raw-nut production it is also third in the world, after Cote d'Ivoire and India. Annual processing reaches about 2 million tonnes of in-shell nuts, and export value is about 3.6 billion...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's largest pepper producer and exporter, accounting for about 40% of global pepper output. Annual output reaches about 180,000 to 200,000 tonnes, and pepper, known as the 'king of spices', is an important export crop for Vietnam. In addition to black pepper, white pep...