Hanoi (VNA) – Flower export of the Central Highlands province of Lam Donghas risen sharply since the beginning of this year, in contrast to the gloomypicture of coffee, cashew nuts and tea that are being hit by COVID-19.
Theprovincial Department of Industry and Trade said on March 10 that in Februaryalone, the locality shipped 34 million flower stems to Europe, Japan,Australia, China, Taiwan (China) and some Southeast Asian nations, up 15percent in volume and 17.5 percent in value year-on-year.
Thestronger export is attributable to local businesses’ investment in new flowervarieties, farming and preservation technologies, and trade promotion formarket expansion.
Lam Dong has 3,450haof flower plantations for domestic consumption and export,with an output of 1 billion items per year.