There would be an abundance of avocados as the growing area of avocado trees has been increasing rapidly, the Department of Crop Production made the warning at an international conference on October 27.

Mr. Hoang Trung, Director of the Department of Plant Protection, said that if nothing changes, from now to the end of this year, the US will complete the procedures to allow the export of Vietnamese pomelos to this market. At the same time, the US grapefruits will also be approved for import by Vietnam. Then the two countries will discuss the opening for other types of fruits.

The office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on February 25 said that the Vietnamese delegation led by agricultural Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh has gone to the US to discuss strengthening agricultural trade cooperation between the two countries.