Vietnam develops macadamia nut cultivation and exports first batch of 10 tons of nuts to South Korea

On January 3, Nutri Soil Import and Export Joint Stock Company held a ceremony for the first export of macadamia nuts to South Korea in Dak Lak Province. The first batch of nuts exported to South Korea weighed 10 tons. It is understood that the macadamia nut planting area in Dak Lak Province, located in the central plateau, is more than 4,500 hectares, with an annual output of more than 1,500 tons. At the end of 2022, the macadamia nuts produced in Dak Lak Province were successfully exported to Japan, with the first batch of 6 tons exported, and the export volume exceeded 8 million. After opening the Korean market this year, South Korea will become the second largest market for local macadamia nuts. Vietnam will vigorously develop macadamia nut cultivation from 2022, and plans to have a national macadamia nut planting scale of 130,000-150,000 hectares by 2030, mainly located in the northwest region and central plateau of Vietnam. Among them, Lam Dong Province plans to have a ...