5 tons of red-fleshed dragon fruit from Quynh Thuan Agricultural Cooperative, Chieng Pha Commune and 27 households in Chieng Pha and Phong Lai Communes, Thuan Chau District were officially exported to the Italian market through Ngoc Hoang Agricultural Cooperative, Mai Son District, Son La Province and Hanoi Organic Food Limited Company.
In 2010, red-fleshed dragon fruit was planted in Thuan Chau district under provincial-level scientific research project code KN-01-2020.
In 2018, the district built a chain for red-fleshed dragon fruit products, linked with Ngoc Hoang cooperative to supply seeds, instruct people on care techniques and consume products. This is one of 8 production chains for sustainable fruit tree development in Thuan Chau district.
Up to now, the district has 50 hectares of red-fleshed dragon fruit, of which 44 hectares are linked in chains, mainly concentrated in the communes of Chieng Pha, Phong Lai, Phong Lang, and Muong E.
In 2024, the dragon fruit harvest is estimated to reach over 500 tons, with an average selling price of 30,000 to 35,000 VND/kg.
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Thuan Chau district is the place with the largest area of red-fleshed dragon fruit in Son La province. |
Thuan Chau District is the locality with the largest area of red-fleshed dragon fruit cultivation in Son La Province, with an average yield of 10 to 15 tons/ha. The district's professional agencies and the People's Committees of communes have focused on guiding people and cooperatives to care for dragon fruit according to market requirements, and produce organically to improve the quality of fruit products.
The dragon fruit exported to the Italian market this time is the first dragon fruit harvest of this year.
Thuan Chau District People's Committee has proactively assigned specialized agencies to develop a plan for agricultural product export. In which, they grasp the production situation of the people, on that basis apply technical measures, connect units and consume products, research potential markets, coordinate with units to export products.
In addition to continuing to maintain production links for products, including dragon fruit, Thuan Chau district is continuing to coordinate with the provincial Department of Science and Technology to build a Son La dragon fruit brand with specific growing areas, thereby helping this local product to increasingly affirm its brand in domestic and foreign markets, contributing to increasing people's income.
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Previously, red-fleshed dragon fruit products from Thuan Chau district were also exported to the Russian Federation market. |
Previously, in Phong Lai commune, Thuan Chau district, a ceremony took place to harvest and export 10 tons of red-fleshed dragon fruit to the Russian Federation market.
The successful export of red-fleshed dragon fruit through official channels to European markets contributes to creating stable output, increasing product value, sustainable development direction for this crop and striving to achieve the district's export value target of 325 billion VND in 2024.
According to the plan, in addition to supplying dragon fruit to the domestic market, Thuan Chau district, Son La province also strives to officially export 60 tons of red-fleshed dragon fruit to the markets of the UK, France, Russia, Italy, some Middle Eastern countries and the EU market in 2024.
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