Specifically, the Trade Office has accompanied enterprises to ship 2,000 fresh sap coconuts from Tra Vinh Province to Australia for consumption. After a short time waiting on customs clearance, the importer said that all the produce had been distributed.

Sap coconut, a specialty with soft, thick pulp, is grown only in Cau Ke District, the southern province of Tra Vinh.

Previously, Tra Vinh sap coconut was exported to Australia in small quantities, mostly frozen. This is the first time that 2,000 fresh sap coconuts have been exported by air.

The shipment is the result of efforts made by Uu Dam Company and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia towards the realisation of a programme on enhancing the branding and value of Vietnamese agricultural products in Australia.

With a retail price of AUD30-35 per each coconut, Tra Vinh sap coconuts are high value items, therefore, the Trade Office has deployed advertising on social media and is releasing a publication introducing cuisine made from sap coconut combined with other Vietnamese fruits to further popularise Vietnamese products in Australia.

Sap coconut, a specialty with soft, thick pulp, is grown only in Cau Ke District, the southern province of Tra Vinh where the soil is suitable for it. The variety has soft and thick pulp and is used mostly for desserts like coconut shakes and flesh mixed with milk, sugar and ice.

A mature sap coconut tree can produce 120-150 nuts a year, but only 40-50% have the soft and thick pulp that qualify them as sap, and the remaining have normal pulp.

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Most favourable condition created for producing, transporting and consuming farm produce

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Bac Giang grants priority card for vehicles transporting farm produce

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Vietnamese farm produce promoted in ROK

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Over 9,000 tonnes of farm produce consumed on e-commerce platforms

(BGO) – More than 9,000 tonnes of farm produce in the northern province of Bac Giang have been sold on e-commerce platforms including over 7,000 tonnes of lychee and various OCOP products of Ven village tea, Chu rice noodle, corn wine, herbal mushroom..., 1,000 fold increase comparing to the figure last year, said Tran Quang Tan, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT).

Source: NDO