Vietnam: Nearly a million dong a kilogram of imported vegetables

Published 2021년 11월 26일

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Imported vegetables and salads from countries like Australia, UK, and Japan are becoming popular among the wealthy in Vietnam, despite their high price which is 5-7 times more than local products. The high cost is due to the high quality, rarity, and high transportation costs as these products are perishable and require air freight. In the first 10 months of the year, Vietnam spent over 1.2 billion USD on importing vegetables and fruits, marking a 14.6% increase from the previous year. Despite the high price, demand for these products is expected to continue to grow, and importers are looking for ways to reduce costs to make them more affordable.

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As a fan of European-flavored dishes, Hanh, from Go Vap, said that in the past, if you wanted to buy imported vegetables for processing, you would have to order them at specialized stores for a few days. Supermarkets all sell. "Although the price is 5-7 times higher than domestic products, the quality of the products is different, so I still choose," Hanh said. A survey by VnExpress showed that baby spinach (spinach) and Wild Roquette Salad cost 95,000 VND, 100 grams, or 950,000 VND per kg, with mixed baby lettuce cost 82,000 VND 100 grams, equivalent equivalent to 820,000 VND per kg, Japanese cucumber is 750,000 VND per kg. In addition, green cabbage buds, baby broccoli, white - yellow - red broccoli and a variety of other spices imported from Australia, the UK, and Japan are also priced at 300,000-500,000 VND per kilogram. Explaining the extremely high price of imported vegetables, a representative of Ant Farm chain stores, specializing in imported vegetables and fruits, said ...

Source: VNExpress