According to VNExpress, due to the severe export situation to China, the price of watermelon, dragon fruit and other agricultural products in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi is as low as VND 3,000-8,000 per kilogram (approximately RMB 0.83-2.22). ).
"This kind of watermelon has been sold for about VND25,000 (about 6.94 yuan) per kilo in recent years, but this year we can only sell it at half price because we can't export it," said a fruit vendor in Ho Chi Minh City.
Container congestion at the Sino-Vietnamese border crossing has been going on for three months so far, with truck drivers having to pull goods back to Vietnamese cities and sell them for half or one-third of the export price.
The northern province of Lang Son has many important border crossings.According to Vietnam Customs data, as of March 28, 1,378 trucks were still stranded here, more than three-quarters of which were loaded with fruit.Local customs officials said that in the past few days, the number of trucks turning around and returning has begun to increase and is expected to increase further.Most of the trucks were bound for Hanoi, where they tried to sell the fruit.
Thanh, a street vendor in Long Bien District, Hanoi, said he recently sold 200 boxes of bananas at "super low" prices, with jackfruit and watermelon coming next."The export price of the fruit has fallen in the past three months, so we sell it at a very low profit, mainly to support drivers and export companies."
The fruits are also sold online, and the price of watermelon is about VND 5,000 (about 1.39 VND) per kilogram. Yuan), the unit price of bananas is 6,000 VND (about 1.67 yuan), and the dragon fruit is 4,000 VND (about 1.11 yuan).
Many exporters have considered abandoning the Chinese market and turning to other export markets.
"After this shipment, we will suspend purchases from fruit farmers until we find a new market. If China persists in tightening epidemic prevention measures this year, exports will still be difficult," said a banana export company official.
