Close-up of pink avocado milk fruit gardens for export

Khong khi Tet Nguyen dan 2025 tran ngap khap noi va ngay tai cac vuon vu sua bo hong cua HTX Nong nghiep Xom Dong 2, xa Thoi An Hoi (huyen Ke Sach, tinh Soc Trang) cang tro nen ron rang hon bao gio het.

The atmosphere of Lunar New Year 2025 is everywhere and right at the pink avocado milk fruit gardens of Xom Dong 2 Agricultural Cooperative, Thoi An Hoi Commune (Ke Sach District, Soc Trang Province), it is more bustling than ever.

Ong Tran Van Phuong - Giam doc HTX NN Xom Dong 2 - cho hay: HTX co 38 thanh vien, dien tich canh tac gan 40 ha vu sua bo hong. San luong trai cung ung cho thi truong tu 180 – 200 tan/nam. Nam 2024 - 2025 la nam thu 4 trai vu sua cua HTX co mat o thi truong My. Gia duoc doanh nghiep thu mua on dinh tu 50.000 – 55.000 dong/kg, cao hon 10.000 – 15.000 dong/kg so voi ben ngoai. Voi vuon cho trai on dinh ba con thu duoc loi 250 - 300 trieu dong/ha.

Mr. Tran Van Phuong - Director of Xom Dong 2 Agricultural Cooperative - said: The cooperative has 38 members, with a cultivation area of nearly 40 hectares of pink avocado milk fruit. The output supplied to the market is 180 - 200 tons/year. 2024-2025 is the 4th year that the cooperative's milk fruit is present in the US market. The price purchased by businesses is stable at 50,000 - 55,000 VND/kg, 10,000 - 15,000 VND/kg higher than outside. With gardens that produce fruit steadily, people earn a profit of 250 - 300 million VND/ha.

Giam doc HTX NN Xom Dong 2 thong tin vu sua xuat ngoai doi hoi tieu chuan khac khe. Nong dan phai su dung cac loai thuoc sinh hoc theo chi dinh. Trai phai duoc bao trai tu nho de tranh sau, ruoi vang duc trai. Khi thu hoach cung phai can than, nhe tay de trai khong bi dap vo.

The Director of Xom Dong 2 Agricultural Cooperative informed that exporting star apples requires strict standards. Farmers must use biological drugs as prescribed. Fruits must be covered from a young age to avoid worms and fruit flies. When harvesting, one must also be careful and gentle so that the fruit skin is not bruised.

HTX NN Xom Dong 2 cung da thanh lap bo phan kiem soat vien thuong xuyen theo doi qua trinh canh tac cua xa vien. Hang nam, HTX con lay mau dat, nuoc, trai, thuoc BVTV de kiem tra.

Xom Dong 2 Agricultural Cooperative has also established a department of inspectors to regularly monitor the cultivation process of its members. Every year, the Cooperative also takes samples of soil, water, fruit, and pesticides for testing.

Nho xuat khau sang thi truong My nen gia tri trai vu sua tang len gap 2-3 lan. Tu do loi nhuan cua nong dan cung tang theo. Ong Nguyen Van Muoi Hai o xa Thoi An Hoi (huyen Ke Sach, tinh Soc Trang) cho biet, gia dinh trong khoang 4.000m2 vu sua bo hong. Cach day 3 nam khi vao mua thu hoach ro, gia chi khoang 20.000 dong/kg, sau khi tru chi phi con loi khoang 15 trieu dong/1.000m2. “Hien nay vu sua duoc doanh nghiep mua voi gia co dinh 55.000 dong/kg them trung mua nen uoc loi nhuan khoang 50 trieu dong/1.000m2“, ong Muoi Hai du tinh.

Thanks to exporting to the US market, the value of star apples has increased 2-3 times. Since then, farmers' profits have also increased. Mr. Nguyen Van Muoi Hai in Thoi An Hoi commune (Ke Sach district, Soc Trang province) said that his family grows about 4,000m2 of pink butter star apples. 3 years ago, when the harvest season was at its peak, the price was only about 20,000 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, the profit was about 15 million VND/1,000m2. "Currently, star apples are purchased by businesses at a fixed price of 55,000 VND/kg, plus a good harvest, so the estimated profit is about 50 million VND/1,000m2," Mr. Muoi Hai estimated.

Thong qua lien ket tieu thu da nang cao chat luong san pham trai vu sua qua tung nam. Nha vuon da thay doi tu duy canh tac tu san xuat truyen thong sang ap dung bien phap canh tac than thien voi moi truong nhu su dung phan bon huu co, thuoc bao ve thuc vat sinh hoc, bao trai de tao ra san pham vua ngon vua lanh, co mau ma dep, co kha nang canh tranh cao o thi truong trong va ngoai nuoc.

Through consumption linkages, the quality of star apple products has been improved year by year. Gardeners have changed their farming mindset from traditional production to applying environmentally friendly farming methods such as using organic fertilizers, biological pesticides, and fruit wrapping to create products that are both delicious and healthy, have beautiful appearances, and are highly competitive in domestic and foreign markets.

Vu sua sau khi thu hoach se duoc kiem tra do chin, sau, ruoi sau do phan loai de chuyen ve nha may dong goi.

After harvest, star apples will be checked for ripeness, worms, flies, then classified and transferred to the packaging factory.

Uu diem cua vu sua bo hong la trai to, tron, binh quan 2 - 3 trai/kg, khi chin co mau hong cang bong, com day, ngot thanh, thom mui bo sua rat hap dan dac biet trai chin an khong co mu.

The advantage of the pink avocado milk fruit is that the fruit is large and round, on average 2-3 fruits/kg, when ripe it has a shiny pink color, thick flesh, sweet, fragrant with a very attractive buttery aroma, especially when ripe the fruit has no latex (resin). Each fruit exported to the US market must ensure a weight of 250 grams or more. In 2022, the pink avocado milk fruit was recognized by the People's Committee of Soc Trang province as a 4-star OCOP product.

Tu lo hang dau tien xuat khau sang thi truong Hoa Ky vao nam 2018, den nay Soc Trang da tro thanh dia phuong co san luong vu sua xuat khau lon nhat nhi khu vuc DBSCL. Nien vu 2018-2019, Soc Trang xuat khau 32 tan vu sua, va den nam 2023-2024 dat khoang 200 tan. Hien tai, Soc Trang co khoang 2.300 ha trong vu sua voi cac giong nhu tim, tim tu quy, bo hong va tim dao.

Since the first shipment exported to the US market in 2018, Soc Trang has become the locality with the second largest export output of star apples in the Mekong Delta. In the 2018-2019 crop year, Soc Trang exported 32 tons of star apples, and by 2023-2024, it will reach about 200 tons. Star apples are one of the fruits classified as specialty products in the fruit tree development plan of Soc Trang province. Currently, this locality has about 2,300 hectares of star apples with varieties such as purple, purple four seasons, pink avocado and purple peach.