Green-skinned grapefruit prices increase

With the support of the professional sector, recently, gardeners have focused on growing green-skinned grapefruit according to VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards, in association with businesses and cooperatives to serve export. At the Huong Mien Tay Green-skinned Grapefruit Purchasing Facility, the price of grade 1 green-skinned grapefruit (1.2-1.8 kg/fruit) is 42,000 VND/kg. In addition, grade 2 grapefruit (1 kg to under 1.2 kg) costs 32,000 VND/kg; pomelos are also priced at around 20,000 VND/kg. Mr. Dam Van Hung, owner of the Huong Mien Tay grapefruit purchasing facility, said: Previously, green-skinned grapefruit that did not meet export standards was only consumed domestically, so the price was not high. Recently, he has opened the market for cheap grapefruit to customers in China and Cambodia, increasing farmers' opportunities to consume grapefruit. Currently, Huong Mien Tay facility exports 2-3 containers of green-skin pomelos to foreign markets every day. Although the ...