The Dau Giay Agro-products and Foodstuff Wholesale Market was inaugurated in the southern province of Dong Nai on Wednesday. — VNS Photo
The Dau Giay Agro-products and Foodstuff Wholesale Market was inaugurated in the southern province of Dong Nai on Wednesday.
Built near the Dau Giay T-junction in Xuan Thanh Commune, Thong Nhat District, the 55ha market cost more than VND1.4 trillion (US$61.67 million). In the first phase, it has 216 stalls for fruits, vegetables and flowers, which can handle over 500 tonnes of the goods a day.
Vo Van Chanh, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the province has great potential in agriculture, but the uncertainty in demand used to cause farmers big losses. The new wholesale market would help consume farmers’ products, he said.
The market would provide safe agricultural produce meeting VietGap and GlobalGap standards to the locality as well as neighbouring provinces and cities, he said.
It is situated close to three main national highways - National Highways 20 and 1A and the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway. — VNS