Strawberries are about to be exported to Malaysia, Singapore

SON LA When in the main season, about half a ton of strawberries will be exported to Malaysia and Singapore for the first time by the Son La Strawberry Cooperative Union.

Sharing with VnExpress , Ms. Nguyen Thi Luong, President of Son La Strawberry Cooperative Union said that this unit has just signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner and will export Son La strawberries to Singapore and Malaysia markets.

"We are waiting for strawberries to enter the main season for export. The first shipment is expected to export about 500 kg to explore consumer tastes in these two countries," Ms. Luong said.

According to Ms. Luong, Son La strawberries have varieties from Japan, harvested from early December to mid-May next year. When picked, the ripeness is over 90%, so the strawberry is sweet and fragrant "not inferior to the strawberry imported from Korea".

Last year's crop, Son La Strawberry Cooperative Union harvested about 320 tons, sold in 26 provinces and cities across the country.

This year, this unit is expected to harvest about 750 tons of strawberries and will for the first time "enter the southern market as well as export to Singapore and Malaysia". The selling price at the beginning of the season per kg of Son La strawberries in Hanoi is 380,000 VND.

People in Hanoi choose to buy Son La strawberries at Son La agricultural products and food week. Photo: Anh Minh

Ms. Luong added that this strawberry is grown and strictly followed steps from harvesting, packaging according to VietGap and Global Gap standards. "All regulations from picking to shelves in supermarkets and stores in Hanoi must not exceed 18 hours to ensure freshness," said the Chairman of Son La Strawberry Cooperative Union.

Strawberries are just one of the agricultural products and specialties of Son La being introduced and sold at Big C Thang Long supermarket (Hanoi) on the occasion of Son La agricultural products and food week, taking place from the 2nd to the next. 5/12.

Nghiem Van Tuan, Director of the Investment Promotion Center of Son La province, said that the products at this agricultural product week all meet the standards of food safety certification, VietGAP, GolbalGAP, Organic such as oranges and grapefruits. , apple, strawberry, banana, pumpkin, collard greens, zucchini...

The week attracted 15 businesses and cooperatives with 24 participating booths, divided into groups of fresh fruits and vegetables; processed food originating in Son La.

Mr. Tuan estimated that this year Son La province exported more than 161 million USD, of which agricultural products exported nearly 151 million USD. The province's main export products include: tea, coffee, tapioca starch, mango, longan...

Recently, due to the influence of Covid-19, Son La also faced difficulties in exporting agricultural products, the domestic market (supermarkets, clean food stores, e-commerce) became a place of consumption. main receiver. The province also promotes preliminary processing and processing of fruit and agricultural products to prolong the preservation time and improve product value.

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