HCM City (VNA) – Wholesaler MMMega Market Vietnam (MMVN) and CMM Marketing Management Pte. Ltd. Singapore onAugust 21 inked a cooperation agreement on exporting Vietnamese farm produce toSingapore.

Under the deal, the first batch of about 20tonnes of Da Lat’s bell pepper, sweet potato and seedless lime, among other,will be shipped to Singapore in September.

MMVN’s CEO Phidsanu Pongwatana said inaddition to bolstering the sale of Vietnamese products in 19 stores of MMVNnationwide, the company prioritises exporting Vietnamese farm produce tomarkets where the group is currently doing business.

MMVN, a subsidiary of Thailand-based TCCGroup, plans to export about 100 tonnes of Vietnamese farm produce to Singaporeby the end of this year. To enter the Singaporean market, commodities mustsatisfy strict criteria for food safety, quality and packaging.

In the coming time, the wholesaler alsoeyes increasing export volume of Vietnamese farm produce to Thailand, as italready exports goods to more than 1,000 supermarkets in the country.

Singapore is the second export market ofVietnam’s farm produce distributed by MMVN after receiving permission in late2017. The firm sent the first shipment to Thailand in 2018 and increased exportvolume to 200 tonnes per month this year.

MMVN recently signed a memorandum ofunderstanding with the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade which allowsmore Vietnamese goods to enter the firm’s retail chains at home and abroad.-VNA