Vietnamese chicken, dragon fruit exported to Japan, Australia

The first chicken consignment has been exported to Japan

To export the chicken consignment to Japan, Hung Nhon Company, Binh Phuoc province had prepared for a long time and coordinated with a group of businesses including De Heus company under Dutch De Heus Group and Belgian Bel Chicken Company.

Of them, Hung Nhon breeds chicken in farms meeting GlobalGAP standards, De Heus supplies feed and Bel Chicken provides chicks. In addition, Koyu & Unitek Company in Dong Nai is responsible for buying, slaughtering, packaging and exporting chicken to Japan. They have created a closed production line and value chain.

Director general of Hung Nhon company Vu Manh Hung said that the company has invested tens of million of US dollar in farms, modern equipment and machines and a professional and scientific management system to control health of millions of chickens, saying no with antibiotic to meet quality standards in the Japanese market.

The export's investment cost is triple domestic sale's but profit is also 20 percent higher.

Long An international seaport plays a special role in the value chain, in charge of transporting chicken to the port, doing customs procedures, logistics services, shipping, preservation and distribution to Japan.

The port has built Wharf No.2 to receive vessels of over 50,000 DWT to meet container goods export of agricultural businesses.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that Japan is a strict market so the successful chicken export has proved the production organization level and market demand meeting ability of the domestic breeding industry.

Dragon fruit to Australia

The first dragon fruit consignment of Vietnam was exported to Australia in September by Hoang Phat Company, Chau Thanh district, Long An province. That is estimated to be a turning point for the fruit to enter other markets. So far, the company has exported about 60 tons of the fruit to Australia and it is expected to reach 500 tons this year.

Farmers are excited because dragon fruits have successfully been exported to Australia

Director of the company Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa said that after nine years of negotiation, Vietnamese dragon fruit has been licensed to export to the market with a slew of strict regulations. Vietnam is the first and sole nation which Australia has licensed dragon fruit import.

After the big success, the company will continue seeking other markets to sustainably develop the fruit plant farming, coordinating with farmers in the province to produce 1,000 hectares under VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards.

The company has improved a heat treatment plant to handle 16 tons a day. So far, it is able to produce and export over 7,000 tons a year of white flesh dragon fruit and over 3,000 tons of red fresh fruit and mango.

Farmer Nguyen Van Phi from Chau Thanh district said that Hoang Phat company signed contract and assisted him to produce according to VietGAP standards to meet export requirements.

He has just harvested over 10 tons fetching VND20,000 a kilogram, bringing VND150 million in profit. Although production under VietGAP standards is more costly than normal but the selling price is VND5,000 higher than market price and consumption source is stable, he added.

Famer Nguyen Thanh Nhon in the same district says that he grows while flesh dragon fruit but its price has been lower than red fresh fruit because of few consumption markets for the last past. Now the white flesh fruit has been accepted by Australia and that is a good news for farmers./.

By Gia Han, Le Huynh – Translated by Hai Mien