Nghe An coriander exported to Korea

Harvesting coriander in Dien Thai commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ms. Dinh Thi Trang - Vice Chairman of Dien Thai Commune People's Committee said: After the coriander product reached 3OCOP starAt the provincial level in 2019, the locality made efforts to promote and expand consumption markets in major cities in the country, moving towards exporting abroad.

Because it is produced according to safe processes,VietGAPSo some countries have researched to import. Recently, through an export company, Dien Thai coriander has been offered to export to the Korean market.

Accordingly, one export trip per week.corianderto Korea. Currently, the locality has exported 2 shipments with a volume of nearly 600kg to Korea, priced at 25,000 - 27,000 VND/kg, while selling on the domestic market for 10,000 VND/kg.

Dien Thai's coriander products have been exported to the Korean market since the beginning of May. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"To export to Korea, the product inspection process is very strict. In the future, the locality will coordinate with businesses to promoteexport"to the more demanding Japanese market," Ms. Dinh Thi Trang added.

Dien Thai Commune (Dien Chau) currently has 25 hectares of coriander, of which 9 hectares are produced according to VietGAP standards. For a long time, coriander has been the product with the highest income compared to other crops in the commune, with an average yield of 2.5 tons/sao/year./.