Vietnam: Chilean cherries cost more than half a million VND per kilogram

VnExpress's survey in Ho Chi Minh City at the end of February showed that cherries sold on the market were mostly imported from Chile, with few Australian and American products due to the end of season. At this time, it is the end of the season, the amount imported is low, so the price of Chilean cherries is 5-10% higher than the same period last year. Among them, size 3JD (large size, diameter of each fruit is 30-32 mm, equivalent to size 9 fruit in the US and Canada) is sold for more than half a million VND per kg. At the imported fruit store on Phan Xich Long Street (Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City), the price per kilogram of 3JD Chilean cherries is 599,000 VND. Price reduced to 580,000 VND per kg if customers buy from 5 kg. Red cherry size 2JD (diameter 28-30mm each) is 569,000 VND, while smaller sized products range from 250,000-300,000 VND per kg. The manager of this store said that since mid-February, the amount of goods the store has imported is only a quarter of the previous ...