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Overview: Vietnam's cacao industry is relatively new, with full-scale cultivation beginning in the 2000s. Annual output is small, at about 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes of cacao beans, but it is internationally recognized as high-quality fine-flavor cacao. The 'bean-to-bar' chocolate boom has...

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: Star anise is a specialty of northern Vietnam, which is the world's second-largest producer after China. Annual production is about 20,000–30,000 tonnes, and it is characterized by the strong, sweet aroma from its distinctive star-shaped fruit. Besides being a culinary spice, it is a source of shikimic acid, the raw material for the influenza drug Tamiflu...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's third-largest producer of cinnamon (cassia), with an annual output of about 40,000 tonnes of bark and about 20,000 tonnes of essential oil. Vietnamese cinnamon is known for its strong aroma and high essential-oil content, and is used worldwide as a raw material for spices, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The cultivation area is about 1...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's third-largest producer of natural rubber, with annual production of about 1.2 million tonnes. Its output ranks after Thailand and Indonesia, and it is also third in world natural-rubber exports. Natural rubber is an essential raw material across a wide range of industries, including tires, industrial goods, and medical goods. The cultivated area...

Overview: Pangasius (basa, tra fish) is a representative freshwater farmed fish of Vietnam, exported to more than 140 countries worldwide. Annual output reaches about 1.7 million tonnes, an important item accounting for about 25% of Vietnam's seafood export value. Characterized by its white, mild flesh, it is used for fish and chip...

Overview: Vietnam's coconut production is about 1.6 million tonnes a year, making it one of Southeast Asia's leading producing areas. Coconut is a versatile crop used in many ways—food (coconut milk, coconut oil, coconut water), cosmetic ingredients, and industrial fiber. The recent global coco...

Overview: Longan is a tropical fruit that has long been grown in Vietnam, with an annual output of about 600,000 tonnes. It looks similar to lychee but is distinguished by a longer harvest period and good keeping quality. In addition to being eaten fresh, dried longan (longan flesh) is also in demand as an ingredient in herbal medicine and Chinese cuisine...

Overview: Vietnam's lychee is a specialty of the northern region, with an annual output of about 300,000 tonnes. The 'Vai thieu' variety, characterized by a sweet and rich aroma, is the mainstay, and Vietnam boasts the world's second-largest output after China. Because the harvest period is short, both fresh shipping and processed products...

Overview: Durian is the fastest-growing fruit in Vietnam in recent years, and is widely loved across Southeast Asia as the 'king of fruits'. Vietnam's annual output reaches about 1 million tonnes, and since official exports to China began in 2022, cultivation area and output have expanded rapidly. The main varieties...