Dragon fruit exported to US by air

The first container of Vietnamese dragon fruit will be radiated by the Son Son Joint Stock Company in HCM City before being exported to the US.

According to the Plant Protection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnamese exports of dragon fruit to the US will resume by air this week. This is a trial run as the number of flights from Vietnam to the US is still limited, making it difficult to transport huge volumes of dragon fruit.

Since late July, 2008, Vietnam has only exported around 105 tonnes of dragon fruit to the US by sea and had to halt its exports late last year.

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