Vietnam: Long An paves the path for direct lemon export to the Middle East

Published Jul 3, 2024

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A local cooperative in Long An, Vietnam, has taken a bold step to directly export lemons to the Middle East, bypassing the dominant large enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. This strategy has resulted in higher prices for growers and expansion into other markets like the EU, UK, Russia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the Middle East. The cooperative's representative in Dubai is actively exploring demand for agricultural products, enabling direct negotiations with customers and ensuring stable output and prices. Despite challenges such as climate change, drought, and saltwater intrusion, long-term plans include water storage and organic fertilization. With support from state agencies and plans to identify lemon trees as a key crop by 2025, Long An lemon farmers are experiencing stable output and high prices, indicating a promising future for the industry.

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Source: Cafef.vn Maximize profits, reduce risks Recently, lemon export in Long An had to go through 5 large enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. These businesses decide export prices, causing lemon growers to suffer many disadvantages. Therefore, the fact that a local cooperative boldly sent people to the Middle East to learn about wholesale markets, opened an office and directly signed contracts to supply lemons to many countries in the Middle East region has created a stable step. , bringing high value to this agricultural product. After more than 1 year of penetrating the Middle East market, up to now, the transaction office of Ben Luc Agricultural Service Cooperative, Long An at the Dubai wholesale market was formed. Long An's lemon products not only serve the domestic and Chinese markets but also demanding markets such as the EU, UK, Russia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the Middle East... (photo: Quang Anh) Mr. Phan Thanh Liem was sent by the cooperative to Dubai ...

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