The VietGAP Tien Phu firm, based in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, has signed US market export contracts for trading 20 tonnes of rambutan during December.

More than six tonnes have already been shipped to the US at a price 20 percent higher than that of the domestic market.

The Mekong Delta rambutan was inspected for quality and safety, successfully securing the export license codes required to enter the US market.

VietGAP Tien Phu is expanding its current 1,500 hectare planting area in order to fulfill its signed US contracts. The firm is increasing its rambutan purchases in other southern provinces like Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, and Binh Phuoc.

In 2011, VietGAP Tien Phu exported 60 tonnes of rambutan to overseas markets.

Source: VOV