Three tonnes of frozen avocado from Vietnam’s Central Highlands arrived in Australia on January 11, marking a new stride in building brand and seeking markets for the fruit.
Three tonnes of frozen avocado from Vietnam’s Central Highlands arrived in Australia on January 11 (Illustrative photo: newfreshfoods.com.vn)
Sydney (VNA) – Three tonnes of frozen avocado from Vietnam’s Central Highlandꦜs arrived in Australia on January11, marking a new stride in building brand and seeking markets for the fruit.
The shipments were sold out to local distributors and willsoon hit the shelves in Australia, said Uu Dam Vietnam company, the exporter. The exportation of the fruit to Australia has been studied and bolsteredby the Vietnam Trade Office in the Oceania country since 2020. However, Australia has yet to open its door to fresh avocadofrom Vietnam. The office said Vietnam’s avocado holds huge export potentialto the Australian market thanks to its competitive prices and high quality. In the coming time, the Embassy of Vietnam in Australia willjoin hands with the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to roll out a programmeaiming at building brand and boosting exports of frozen avocado to Australia./.
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Three tonnes of frozen avocado from Vietnam’s Central Highlands arrived in Australia on January 11 (Illustrative photo: newfreshfoods.com.vn) 
