October 26, 2023 | 10:40 (GMT+7)
Coconut nectar drink exported to U.S. for first time
A company in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on October 25 exported the first lot of a drink made from fresh coconut nectar to the U.S.
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First lot of a drink made from fresh coconut nectar exported to the U.S. |
The lot, including nearly 20,000 250-ml bottles, was also the first exported by the Tra Vinh FARM Co., Ltd. (Sokfarm) to the U.S. through an official channel.
Sokfarm CEO Pham Dinh Ngai said that the company owns a 20,000-hectar coconut growing area that meets standards of the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Canada.
It plans to ship from 20,000 - 40,000 bottles of coconut nectar drink to the U.S. every month.
Tra Vinh currently ranks second in Vietnam in terms of coconut area, after Ben Tre. It is growing nearly 7 million coconut palms on over 26,000 hectares, with a total output of 370,000 tons a year.
Source: VNA