Find the export 'door' for dragon fruit

Dragon fruit in the southern provinces is in the harvest season, the quantity of goods is large, but the disease causes the price to decrease, it is necessary to find output for consumption.

"Dragon fruit growers are being negatively impacted by the Covid-19 epidemic, making production, harvesting and consumption difficult," said Vu Ba Phu, director of the Trade Promotion Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) at the conference. Online trading conference of Vietnamese dragon fruit with potential export markets in 2021, August 30-31.

According to data from the Trade Promotion Agency, the main export markets of Vietnamese dragon fruit are China (accounting for more than 80%), Thailand, and Indonesia. But with the main export market, this year dragon fruit is also facing difficulties. For example, with the Chinese market, accounting for about 80% of total dragon fruit exports, the country is tightening quarantine or closing borders at a few border gates.

In addition to the sudden increase in logistics costs, Vietnamese dragon fruit exports are facing competition from a number of other suppliers from Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia... in the EU, Asian and US export markets. These obstacles, according to Mr. Vu Ba Phu, also add to the inadequacies for dragon fruit exports.

During the connection process, Vietnamese deals abroad said that many foreign importers are interested in developing a supply of high-quality dragon fruit from Vietnam. Among these, Australia and Japan are two potential export markets for Vietnamese dragon fruit.

Binh Thuan farmers harvest dragon fruit. Photo: Viet Quoc

According to the Trade Office, what importers or distributors are interested in is the quality of Vietnamese agricultural products .

Mr. Ta Duc Minh - Commercial Counselor, Vietnam Trade Office in Japan said that Vietnamese businesses should synchronously link from the stages of cultivation, processing, preservation, transportation and export to ensure their preservation. freshness and product quality.

On the other hand, the investment and application of post-harvest technology and techniques to improve the quality and diversity of product types and models, thereby meeting the distinct tastes of different groups of customers. ... also need to be taken into account by domestic production and processing enterprises for export.

"Enterprises also need to ensure the stability of the price and quantity of their products because Japanese consumers are sensitive to constantly changing selling prices," Minh said.

Agreeing, Mr. Vu Ba Phu suggested that localities, in addition to exporting fresh fruits, should step up the processing and export of dragon fruit products (dried dragon fruit, dried fruit, dragon fruit wine, dragon fruit syrup) ...), because these are added products that bring great export value.

"Diversifying value-added products from dragon fruit of localities and businesses is considered the right direction to diversify consumption channels, reduce seasonal pressure, develop markets and product brands" , Mr. Phu emphasized.

Long An and Binh Thuan - the two largest "granaries" of dragon fruit in the country are facing a difficult situation of consumption, and prices have decreased because of the impact of the disease. According to data from the Department of Industry and Trade of Long An, the average annual output of dragon fruit in Long An is about 330,000 tons. The trademark of Chau Thanh dragon fruit of Long An has been granted a certificate of geographical indication registration by the National Office of Intellectual Property. And Tam Vu dragon fruit is also protected in 5 countries, namely the US, France, Japan, Singapore and China.

In Binh Thuan, there are 33,750 hectares of dragon fruit, of which 11,936 hectares are certified VietGap, GlobalGAP reaches 517 hectares, the average output is 650,000 tons of fruit a year. This province currently has 240 establishments purchasing, processing and packing dragon fruit and 6 establishments processing added products from this fruit (dried dragon fruit, dragon fruit wine...).

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