Currently, the majority of dragon fruit from these areas are exported to China through informal channels with high risk.

Dragon fruits on sale at a supermarket of Central Retail.

According to Nguyen Thi Bich Van, chief communications officer of Central Retail, the programme is designed for consumers nationwide, to help dragon fruit growers reduce their losses, due to the impacts of the pandemic.

In the first week of the programme, Central Retail’s supermarkets are expected to sell 20 tonnes of the fruit and will increase the quantity depending on demand.

Dragon fruit is now selling at 12,900 VND per kilogram in the southern region and 15,900 VND per kilogram in Hanoi.

The retail system also offers food and drinks made from dragon fruit, such as bread, sponge cakes, jelly and smoothies.

Strong potential to increase Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports to US market

The growth rate for US imports of processed fruit and vegetables from Vietnam is high, showing that Vietnam's processed fruit and vegetable products are gradually meeting the requirements of US consumers.

Two tonnes of Vietnamese frozen passion fruit marketed in Australia

The Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam Trade Office in Australia have launched a programme marketing two tonnes of Vietnamese whole frozen passion fruit products in a bid to increase the share of the fruit in the market.

EU remains promising market for Vietnamese fruit

European consumers have been increasingly interested in tropical fruits, especially healthy ones with novel taste, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

Vietnam holds great potential for exporting fruit and vegetables to EU

Meeting the production and processing standards of the EU will help Vietnam boost the export of fruit and vegetables to this market, as heard at a workshop held on October 26.

Bac Giang strives to enter top three provinces for biggest fruit value nationwide

(BGO) – The Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) has decided to approve for “Project supports sustainable fruit cultivation in Bac Giang for the period 2021 - 2025”, targeting to sustainably develop centralized fruit production area, apply sustainable and safe production procedure as well as information technology, digital transformation to develop trademark, label, package and stamp for origin traceability.

Source: NDO