Twelve member households of the Song Xoai Green-skin Grapefruit
Cooperative received VietGap certificates for their green-skin
grapefruits on Wednesday.
HCM City will host the Southern Fruit Festival in
its Suoi Tien Tourist Area in District 9 from June 1-20 with a view of
honouring values of exotic fruits and growers in Viet Nam and the
southern region in particular.
The supply of speciality fruits in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta for the
coming Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls in mid-February, will be scarce
because unfavourable weather has affected output, according to farmers.
Nearly 100 Japanese businesses congregated on Tuesday at a forum in
Chiba prefecture, Japan, to exchange success stories and experiences
related to investing in agriculture and fisheries in Viet Nam.
The Nhan Hoa Pomelo Wine Company in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai Southern
Province has exported around 10,000 litres of grapefruit wine to
Singapore at a price of VND140,000-VND160,000 per litre.