Chinese jujube floods the Vietnamese market, priced at only 30,000 VND/kg

In recent years, jujubes have flooded into Vietnamese markets in large quantities. Notably, although they are considered “medicinal apples” or “miracle” fruits, jujubes are becoming increasingly cheaper. At this time, fresh jujubes or dried jujubes are sold everywhere in markets, stores and supermarkets. Accordingly, the price of fresh products is commonly around 30,000-70,000 VND/kg - the cheapest ever. Having sold fresh jujubes for 7 years now, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu - a fruit dealer in Cau Giay (Hanoi), admitted that this “miracle” fruit from China is now the cheapest it has ever been. The fresh jujubes she imports are packaged in styrofoam boxes. At the beginning of the season, the price was up to 130,000 VND/kg, then gradually decreased. In recent days, she has been selling jujubes in large quantities, at only 50,000 VND/kg for retail customers. For wholesalers, the price of jujube is only 160,000 VND/5kg box (about 32,000 VND/kg). Ms. Nhu said that the amount of jujube sold has ...