(HBO) – Following the successful exportation of fresh sugar cane to Japan in 2019, Hoa Binh province shipped 10 tonnes of the produce to Germany in early November despite the complex COVID-19 situation. This is viewed as an encouraging sign opening up a new development direction for local sugar cane in the time ahead.


The fresh sugar cane exported to Germany was purchased, processed, and packaged by the Tien Ngan Investment and Trade Co. Ltd, based in Hoa Binh city.

The exported sugar cane, supplied by the Tung Duong agro-forestry services cooperative in My Hoa commune (Tan Lac district), has satisfied strict plant quarantine requirements. The successful shipment is a considerable driving force for this cooperative, as well as many sugar cane farmers in My Hoa commune as their produce has met high export standards.

Dinh Long Duong, Director of the Tung Duong cooperative, said the commune has about 300 hectares of sugar cane, and that the export of fresh sugar cane to foreign markets brings about great hope for the cooperative and farmers.

The shipment to Japan, the US, and Germany proved that the local sugar cane production process has been increasingly improved to meet strict requirements of foreign markets. To better product quality and promote exportation, Hoa Binh province has expanded the area of sugar cane farmed using tissue culture, which has resulted in higher productivity and quality.

The province is currently home to about 6,800 hectares of sugar cane, mostly in the districts of Cao Phong, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Kim Boi, Yen Thuy, and Da Bac. The cultivation generated an average of 200 million - 250 million VND (8,700 - 10,900 USD) per hectare in income and 100 million - 140 million VND per hectare in profit, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hoa Binh is set to export 44 tonnes of sugar cane to the UK and Germany in the time ahead.

Nguyen Hong Yen, head of the department’s division for crop production and plant protection, said the exportation of fresh sugar cane to some major markets will give a boost to other potential agricultural products of Hoa Binh. It will also help attract domestic and foreign investment to the production and processing of sugar cane and other farm produce, thereby enhancing investors and consumers’ trust in the sugar cane of Hoa Binh./.

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