HAGL Agrico exports first batch of bananas to China
The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HAGL Agrico), an affiliate of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, has inaugurated a banana packing plant and shipped the first batch of fresh bananas to China to meet growing demand.
PhnomPenh (VNA) – The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HAGL Agrico),an affiliate of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, has inaugurated a banana packing plantand shipped the first batch of fresh bananas to China to meet growing demand.
GeneralDirector of HAGL Agrico Nguyen Quan Anh said thecompany planted 7,000ha of bananas, 3,000ha of which are being harvested.
He added that bananas will be packed in 10 facilities with anannual capacity of 25,000 tonnes, and then exported to China’s Beijing, Dalianand Shanghai.
According to Anh, China has huge demand for tropical fruitssuch as dragon fruit, grapefruit, mango, jackfruit and banana. Nearly 18million tonnes of bananas are shipped to the country each year.
The company targets increasing the output to 500,000 tonnesnext year, he said.
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Illustrative image (Photo: HAGL Agrico) 
