Illustrative image (Source: VNA)According to an agreement reached between thecooperative and two Australian businesses, 18 tonnes of mangoes will beexported daily via air and marine routes.
Thecooperative will ship two tonnes of mangoes via air each day, with the fruitsold at supermarkets.
Meanwhile, a container carrying about 16 tonnesof mangoes will be brought to Australia via sea and then distributed to retailers.
Thecooperative is also piloting the preservation of mangoes using new technologiesto export abroad via sea to reduce transport costs.
Suoi Lon Mango Cooperative was the firstagricultural cooperative in Dong Nai to receive the Vietnamese GoodAgricultural Practice (VietGap) certificate for mangoes in 2010.
The cooperative has 114 members growing 314hectares of mangoes, including more than 14.5 hectares meeting VietGap standardsand 16 hectares meeting Global Good Agricultural Practice standards.
It has beenshipping mangoes to Ukraine and China for years.-VNA
