Vietnam's mangosteen production has dropped sharply, while Thailand's mangosteen has become the dominant player

July is the season when Vietnamese mangosteen is on the market in large quantities. This year, the harvest of mangosteen in Vietnam is poor, but the price has dropped by half compared with three months ago. According to local farmers, the production of mangosteen in Hau Giang Province and Can Tho City in the north of Vietnam has dropped by 30-50% compared with the same period last year. Binh Duong Province in the southeast is one of the largest mangosteen producing areas in Vietnam, with a planting area of more than 1,000 hectares. Data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Duong Province and Can Tho City show that the production reduction of many local farmers has even reached 60%. Hot weather and lack of irrigation are the main reasons affecting the quality and yield of mangosteen. The supply of mangosteen has decreased and the quality is poor. The purchase price of orchards is only 25,000-40,000 Vietnamese dong/kg (7.15-11.4 yuan/kg), which is half of ...