Thirty hectares of dragon fruit in the northern province of Hai Duong have officially been granted with codes for export to the US, Australia and China.

According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Authority of Crop Production and Plant Protection, Hai Duong's Plant Protection Department agreed to issue three cultivation zone codes to 30 hectares of Dai Uyen dragon fruit in Bach Dang Commune in Kinh Mon Township for export to the US, Australia and China after they were tested as free from pesticide residue.

The Plant Protection Department will send notifications to the authority after the General Administration of Customs of China and the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approve the cultivation zone codes.

Hai Duong’s dragon fruit is harvested from July to November. Chi Linh City is home to about 170 hectares of dragon fruit, mostly in Hoang Hoa Tham and Bac An Communes, Hoang Tien Ward.

Hai Duong is now home to around 200 hectares of dragon fruit, mostly grown in Kinh Mon township and Chi Linh. They are predominantly consumed in Ha Noi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh. — VNS