Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam suggested that Binh Thuan, Tien Giang and Long An provinces join hands to promote dragon fruit exports to China by sea freight.
Farmers are currently going to harvest the fruit with a large quantity of 300,000 tons
According to responsible agencies in the South Central and Mekong Delta, farmers are currently going to harvest the fruit with a large quantity of 300,000 tons in Binh Thuan, Long An, and Tien Giang provinces.
On January 5, officials in several large border gates in the northern provinces of Lang Son and Quang Ninh issued notices asking businesses and container truck owners in the southern region to stop or limit the delivery of goods to the northern border gates.
According to Director of Hoang Phat Fruit Company Nguyen Khac Huy, businesses and authorities need to overcome the problem of having the SARS-CoV-2 virus on dragon fruit and boxes when it is shipped to China.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said at the forum that he has contacted the leaders of the Ministry of Transport, both arriving at the conclusion that they will work with the leaders of Cat Lai port in HCMC to solve difficulties about the shortage of containers for sea freight. Moreover, he will simultaneously work with the Southern Logistics Association to solve logistics difficulties, reduce transportation costs.
At the same time, businesses should find more export markets in addition to China. From January 22 to 25, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will organize a thematic connection forum with trade counselors in Europe to promote sales of Vietnamese agricultural products to Europe.