Vietnam: The price of Thai jackfruit for export has fallen dramatically on 31/5

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Vietnam

Published Jun 1, 2022

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Mr. Tran Van Be Ba in Vi Dong commune, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province said that in May, the price of Thai jackfruit dropped sharply, if calculated on average, it is now only from 2,000 to 3,000 VND/kg. "At this price, Thai jackfruit growers suffer heavy losses of 5,000-7,000 VND/kg (the cost to get 1 kg of Thai jackfruit is from 6,000 - 10,000 VND/kg depending on the garden)" - Mr. Be Ba said. According to Mr. Be Ba, his nearly 5,000 m2 Thai jackfruit garden is 4 years old.

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Because the price of Thai jackfruit dropped sharply, he temporarily stopped fertilizing and waited until the trading situation was favorable again before he dared to invest. According to Mr. Be Ba, not only his jackfruit garden, many local Thai jackfruit gardens are also temporarily "neglected" and "waiting for time". Because, if you don't do that and continue to invest, you may lose even more. Facing the situation that the export price of Thai jackfruit has dropped dramatically in recent times, some places in Tien Giang province have established processing facilities for Thai jackfruit. According to the factories that make dried jackfruit, it is now possible to export dried jackfruit to the US, Thailand, the Philippines, etc. This is the best way to help consume Thai jackfruit easily. It is known that the current price of dried jackfruit is sold by processing facilities in the Mekong Delta from 180,000 VND/kg. Updating the price of Thai jackfruit today on May 31 in the Mekong ...

Source: Danviet