Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Son La (VNA) – Moc Chau district in the northwesternmountainous province of Son La is striving to export 400 – 500 tonnes of mangoto China, after its specialty fruit was licenced to enter the market this year.
Moc Chau’s total mango plantation spans 940 hectares, rankingthird among fruit plantations of the district. The district produces an annualaverage of nearly 2,600 tonnes.
According to Tran Xuan Thanh, head of the district’s agricultureand rural development office, authorities last year supported the Thanh Datfruit cooperative in Chieng Hac commune in obtaining its area code for mangoexport.
Thanh said the district will continue helping local farmersand cooperatives in terms of technical assistance and market connection forbetter distribution.
Vietnam earned 193.2 million USD from exporting mango andmango products in 2018, up 24 percent year-on-year and making up 5 percent ofthe country’s total vegetable and fruit export revenue, according to theMinistry of Industry and Trade.
China is Vietnam’s major mango importer, accounting for morethan 84.6 percent of the total export value of the fruit.-VNA
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