In the last 2 days of last week and in this morning, Customs force had made procedures for hundreds of agricultural products to import and export through the international road border gate No. II of Kim Thanh, Lao Cai, of which exports were high. especially dragon fruit.
According to the data of the Department of Industry and Trade, in 2019, the businesses of the province exported US $ 6.51 million, equivalent to 6,526 tons of fresh dragon fruit, down 14.48% in value but up 8, 97% in volume compared to 2018.
Although the number of dragon fruits consumed from bakeries is insignificant compared to the total output of nearly 90,000 tons of ripe Binh Thuan province, this movement has spread the message of joining hands with farmers to solve difficulties.
Founded in 2003 with a precursor of a 3ha farm growing dragon fruits and a number of short-term fruit and vegetable crops, till now, Hoang Hau Dragon Fruit Co., Ltd. has become the leading enterprise in growing dragon fruit export. dragon fruit in Binh Thuan and is the largest dragon fruit growing enterprise in Vietnam.
Dragon fruit - a specialty fruit of Binh Thuan now gradually affirms its position in the market, especially in Europe and the US.
According to Tran Ngoc Hiep, vice president of Vietnam Fruit Association (Vinafruit), director of Hoang Hau dragon fruit company, the copyright owner of LD5 purple flesh dragon fruit, due to the number of seedlings transferred from the Institute. Southern fruit trees are not many so the company planted the original seedlings and propagated them by cutting branches and cuttings to create seedlings.