The seed garlic market is bustling.

Recently, the price of star fruit seedlings (young star fruit) in many localities in the Mekong Delta has doubled compared to the beginning of the year and the same period last year. Common varieties of star fruit such as long-fruited star fruit, cow-udder star fruit, and pepper star fruit are currently being sold at 12,000–15,000 VND per plant, depending on the size. Meanwhile, star fruit seedlings in the form of ripe fruit or newly sprouted ones are priced from 2,000–3,000 VND per fruit. Mr. Trần Văn Tuấn, owner of a facility specializing in supplying star fruit seedlings in Nhơn Nghĩa commune, Cần Thơ City, said: The price of star fruit seedlings has increased because many people are looking to buy them for planting. Recently, young star fruit has sold very well due to the high demand for export to China. According to records, over the past few months, young star fruit has been traded at gardens at prices ranging from 20,000–45,000 ...