Vietnam: Rising world food demand to lift exports.

Section: Business News - Increasing demand in overseas markets will push the value of Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports up significantly this year, the Vietnam Economic Times reports.

Nearly 50 per cent of Vietnamese fruit and greens exports are to the Chinese market where demand for these products are rising.

The consumption of fruits and vegetables in other markets in the world was also expected to increase sharply in the 2010-15 period, the report said.

Vietnam's fruit and vegetable export revenues were estimated at more than US$471 million last year, 7.4 per cent higher than the previous year. Fresh and processed fruits accounted for the majority of …