Over 1,500 tonnes of dragon fruits shipped to China via Lao Cai
Over 1,500 tonnes of dragon fruits shipped to China via Lao Cai border gate
Up to 1,560 tonnes of dragon fruits underwent customs clearance for export to China via the Lao Cai international border gate on February 17-18 (the second and third day of the Lunar New Year).
Lao Cai (VNA) – Up to 1,560 tonnes of dragonfruits underwent customs clearance for export to China via the Lao Caiinternational border gate on February 17-18 (the second and third day of theLunar New Year).
Nguyen Quyet Chien, head of the Lao Cai international bordergate customs office, said Anh Loc, Bao An and Tan HungThinh companies loaded theabove dragon fruits onto 32 vans heading to China.
The fruits were sourced from orchards in the south centralprovince of Binh Thuan and the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and VinhLong.
Last year, hundreds of thousands of dragon fruits wereshipped to China via Lao Cai international border gate.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
