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Fruit
Over 10 hectares of durian wither in Gia Lai; with the cause unidentified, farmers turn to coffee
In Chu Prong commune (xa Chu Prong), Gia Lai province in Vietnam's Central Highlands, durian gardens that were meant to be awaiting harvest are being felled one after another. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) dated September 23, 2026 reported that in Hoang Yen and Bat villages, a provisional tally of more than 10 hectares of trees... -
Food processing
Over 46,000 hectares of macadamia, yet US$30 million in imports: Japan looks at producing orchards
Vietnam has planted more than 46,000 hectares of macadamia. Even so, in January–July 2026 it bought and brought in about US$30 million worth. Exports over the same seven months were just under US$34 million, so the amounts sold and bought are nearly level. The Vietnamese paper VnExpress reported this on September 20, and the export breakdown, from the customs authority's... -
Fruit
Nafoods' second phase of fruit processing in Gia Lai province starts in June—toward Asia's largest passion fruit hub processing 100,000 tonnes a year
Nafoods brought the second phase of its fruit-processing operation in Gia Lai province online in June. With total investment of 744 billion dong and processing capacity of 100,000 tonnes a year, it aims to be Asia's largest passion-fruit hub. Its supply of concentrated juice and puree to Japan grows still thicker.
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