A container truck carrying 15 tons of frozen lotus roots is en route to Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City for export to Japan. Dai Viet Lotus Food Joint Stock Company plans to export eight containers of lotus roots to Japan in 2024, with an order value of VND7 billion. The company also plans to export to Korea and is currently promoting lotus root products to Korean partners. Dong Thap Province, a leading agricultural production province in the Mekong Delta region, grows lotus over 1,800 hectares, producing 1,500 tons annually. Lotus cultivation is a key part of the province's agricultural restructuring project.