A shop owner in District 1 reports selling 20-30kg of grapefruit from Japan every two days at a median price of US$34 per kilogram even though the price of the fruit from Ninh Thuan is only US$3.9. |
The same shop’s sales of yellow dragon fruit from Malaysia is strong at US$30 per kilogram. Even though locally grown dragon fruit sells for much less, it has been passed over by customers during TET. |
Customers have also preferred Malaysian durian over that grown in Vietnam. Local durian has been selling for around US$5.1 per kilogram while the price from Malaysia is about four times higher. |
Even though Korean strawberries cost three-fold those from Da Lat, they have been much preferred due to the perception by customers they have better quality and freshness. |
