Over 1,500 tonnes of dragon fruits shipped to China via Lao Cai border gate

Up to 1,560 tonnes of dragon fruits underwent customs clearance for export to China via the Lao Cai international border gate on February 17-18 (the second and third day of the Lunar New Year).

Over 1,500 tonnes of dragon fruits shipped to China via Lao Cai border gate
Over 1,500 tonnes of dragon fruits shipped to China via Lao Cai border gate

Nguyen Quyet Chien, head of the Lao Cai international border gate customs office, said Anh Loc, Bao An and Tan HungThinh companies loaded the above dragon fruits onto 32 vans heading to China.

The fruits were sourced from orchards in the south central province of Binh Thuan and the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and Vinh Long.

Last year, hundreds of thousands of dragon fruits were shipped to China via Lao Cai international border gate.