VOV.VN - Ben Tre coconuts, Hoa Loc mangoes from Tien Giang, and dragon fruit from Phan Thiet have been named among Southeast Asia’s 26 best fruits, according to the international culinary website TasteAtlas.
VOV.VN - The Tra Vinh Farm Co. Ltd (Sokfarm), based in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, officially exported its first shipment of over seven tonnes of organic coconut flower nectar to the US on May 7.
VOV.VN - Vietnam's coconut exports surpassed US$1 billion last year, marking the highest figure in the past 14 years, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports are projected to surpass US$62 billion this year, with a record trade surplus of US$18.6 billion, marking a new milestone for the sector.
A delegation from the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, led by Consul General Wei Huaxiang, and 30 Chinese coconut companies made a field trip to raw material zones in Cau Ke district, the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, on December 20.
A forum on connecting coconut production and consumption took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on December 13, offering a venue for relevant parties to discuss ways to fully tap the potential of both domestic and international markets to develop coconut into a billion-USD industry.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fresh coconut exports to the US increased dramatically by 1,156% in volume and 933.6% in value during the past eight months of the year, according to details released by the International Trade Centre (ITC).
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has nine coconut growing areas with a total area of over 1,240 hectares and two packaging facilities that have qualified to export fresh coconuts to China, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
VOV.VN - The Tien Giang Department of Industry and Trade, in co-ordination with FADO iExport Joint Stock Company (FADO), hosted a ceremony on October 24 to export its first batch of fresh coconuts to China.
VOV.VN - A refrigerated truck carrying 2,700 fresh Vietnamese coconuts successfully cleared customs and entered China through the Hekou border gate of China’s Yunnan province, adjacent to Vietnam’s Lao Cai border gate, on October 15.