| Vietnam Southern Province Eyes US$66 Mln from Coconut Export in 2008 | |
Mekong Delta Ben Tre province, the largest coconut growing area in Vietnam, is expected to rake in US$66 million from exporting coconut products this year, according to the provincial People’s Committee. The coconut export may account for 38.8 per cent of the province’s total export revenue in the year.
Local companies have exported around 23 kinds of products made of coconut, of which export from coconut flesh has brought in US$21 million, and coconut fiber brought in US$11 million.
Ben Tre now has more than 40,000 hectares under coconut cultivation with total output of 300 million fruits yearly. (Youth) | |
| VCCI |
