Ben Tre coconut products have more new markets

At the preliminary conference industry and trade activity the first 6 months of 2014 by the Department of Trade and Industry held in Ben Tre, Nguyen Van Phong, Head of Export Manager said Ben Tre coconut products gradually reduce dependence on Chinese market and has added six new markets.

Specifically, the first 6 months of 2014, exports of agricultural products to the markets of Ben Tre China reached 27.32 million, accounting for 9.69% of the total exports of the province. Including 2014, exports of agricultural products to China is expected to account for about 15-20% of the province's total exports. In previous years, exports to the Chinese market accounts for 40-50% of the total exports of the province. The exports to China are coconut fruit, coconut fiber, coconut jelly, coconut oil ...
Coconut products to reduce dependence on the Chinese market, the Department of Trade and Industry leadership requires businesses to increase processing capacity, diversification of products, consuming coconut fruit in the province, coconut export restrictions left to China (first 6 months of 2014 was exported to China 48 million coconuts, expected 6 months last year left 35 million export more, besides export processing must still left palm to keep prices benefit farmers people).
Huynh Thi Cam Chau, Deputy Director of Food Processing Quoi Coconut, said the production line desiccated coconut, coconut milk canned coconut Food Processing Company Quoi was running at full capacity. Upcoming Companies increase capacity production line of canned coconut milk to meet domestic demand and export. "If the provincial enterprises grasp the coconut supply is not afraid to depend on the Chinese market, because the processing of coconut products such as desiccated coconut, canned coconut milk consumption is good at marketing Middle East, America. To proactively source material coconut, coconut Food Processing Company Quoi always buy the high price of coconut, coconut prices down even lower, "- Mrs. Chau said.
For coconut fiber products currently exported to China, the province now has more markets Korea, Taiwan. Feng said he has added 6 new market consumption Ben Tre coconut products, including some countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the former Soviet countries of Eastern Europe some (old).