Vietnam Firms Earn US$8.7M from Coconut Exports to China in Jan-July

4:08:22 PM | 8/17/2009

Companies in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre earned US$8.7 million from exports of coconut fruits and coconut products to China.
 
Of the figure, shipment of coconut fruits accounted for US$8.38 million, the source said.
 
The rest, meanwhile, came from coconut fiber and jelly export.
 
Ben Tre province is very well-known as the “land of coconut.” The province currently has more than 40,000 hectares of coconut trees and has a wide range of coconut species. (People’s Deputy)