Vietnam: Prices of imported dates are 50% off

In previous years, fresh dates were imported to Vietnam in small quantities and sold only at imported fruit stores. However, this year they are sold throughout stores and traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City at cheap prices. Currently, fresh dates imported from Thailand and South Africa are priced at 200,000-230,000 VND per kilogram (with the stem intact), 120,000-130,000 VND with fallen goods, down 50% compared to the same period last year. This is also the cheapest price ever. Lan Anh, the owner of a fruit shop on Thong Nhat Street (Go Vap), said that Thai dates have been imported by her since mid-July, a carton (10 kg) a day. "This year, this type is cheap, so I bought it in large quantities. Last year because of the high price, I only dared to import it when I received orders from customers," Lan Anh said. Specializing in online sale of fresh dates, whole branches imported from Thailand, Mr. Tu in District 12, said that in previous years, he imported about 1-2 tons of each ...