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Washington D.C (VNA) – Two tonnes of fresh Vietnamese pomelos, the first batch of its kind, have been exported by air tothe US.
After over five years of negotiations, the US Department ofAgriculture officially licenced the import of the fruit earlier this year,making it the seventh fresh fruit of Vietnam permitted to enter the market,following mango, longan, lychee, dragon fruit, rambutan, and star apple.
Chanh Thu Fruit Import - Export Group Joint Stock Company in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Ben Tre's Cho Lach district is the exporter of the first batch of pomelos.
In the US, the Vietnamese pomelos will be initially distributedon the supermarket systems in the Washington, Maryland, and Virginia states and Philadelphiain the state of New Jersey.
Vietnam’s pomelo plantations cover 105,400 ha in total,yielding nearly 905,000 tonnes annually. Of the total area, Ben Tre accountsfor about 10,000 ha with an annual productivity of more than 200,000 tonnes.
The province has so far been granted 25 planting area codesto export green-skin pomelos to the US and the EU. The 11 codes serving the USmarket span 156.76 ha and produce 3,135 tonnes on an annual basis.
The US's annual fruit consumption demand is up to 12 milliontonnes./.
Four pomelo planting areas in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been granted planting area codes, enabling them to export green-skin pomelo to the US.
After more than five years of negotiations, the US has officially licensed the import of fresh pomelo from Vietnam, with green-skin pomelo from Ben Tre province selected for the first shipment. The move comes as a result of the province’s efforts to boost production and exports of agricultural products and opens up prospects for its products to conquer other selective markets.
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Illustrative photo (Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
