Vietnam: Red flesh jackfruit 10 times higher price

2 days ago, Ms. Ngoc Chau - owner of a clean fruit shop in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City - bought 3 red-fleshed jackfruit (Malaysian jackfruit) from the gardener and immediately put it up for sale on her personal Facebook. In just a short time, Ms. Chau received many orders, 1-3 kg each, so they quickly sold out even though the selling price was up to 130,000 VND/kg (the type of peeled, removed fiber). According to Ms. Chau, this is a fruit line of the "unique-strange" group, so the price to buy from the gardener is 70,000 VND/kg (whole fruit), so she sells it like that is low compared to many places. The current red jackfruit is mainly imported from Malaysia or Indonesia and has been improved by gardeners to suit farming conditions in Vietnam. According to a reporter's survey in Ho Chi Minh City, currently only a few chains or stores specializing in high-end fruits sell red fleshed jackfruit with prices ranging from 130,000 to 230,000 VND/kg (depending on the brand and level of ...