Vietnam ready for official coconut exports to Chinese market
VOV.VN - The southern province of Ben Tre has made great efforts to further develop organic material zones, as well as improving the coconut production process by applying for growing areas and packaging codes to officially export fresh coconuts to the Chinese market in the future.
At present, the province has built five pilot coconut cultivation areas in line with organic standards. Furthermore, the locality has developed value chains for more than 23,000 hectares of coconut, of which the total area of organic coconut stood at over 18,000 hectares.
Meanwhile, 11,600 hectares of coconut met the stringent standards to export to the United States, Japan, and the EU.
Currently, Ben Tre coconut products have made their presence in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, as well as making inroads into high-standard markets in the Europe, America, and the Middle East.
There are about 20 local businesses registering to participate in developing growing area and packaging facility codes to meet export standards.
Huynh Quang Duc, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ben Tre province, said the Chinese side have highlighted Vietnamese coconut products as they recently conducted a field trip to inspect planting regions and packing facilities of fresh coconuts in the nation.
Apart from improving product quality, Duc underscored the importance of signing the protocols for official export to the market moving forward.
