The first shipment of fresh Vietnamese coconuts heading for China this month

According to a Vietnamese news report, Ben Tre province, located in the Mekong Delta, is set to hold a ceremony this month to celebrate its first shipment of fresh coconuts to China. This development comes less than two months after fresh Vietnamese coconuts were officially granted market access to China. Ben Tre province currently has around 16,000 hectares of land dedicated to coconut production, including 133 designated growing areas spanning nearly 8,400 hectares. The province exports over 100 types of coconut products to approximately 100 countries and regions. In the first nine months of this year, the province exported 22 million coconuts to overseas markets such as the United States, the European Union, Japan and South Korea. The goal for the province’s coconut industry is to further increase its export value, with a particular focus on the newly opened Chinese market. Doan Van Danh, director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ben Tre, stated that ...