A farmer works at his dragon fruit farm in Thoi Lai district, Can Tho province, Vietnam on Jan. 26, 2022. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
HANOI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's dragon fruit prices have tripled from a year earlier as lower supply and rising demand combine.
The output of dragon fruit in Vietnam was brought down by the COVID-19 pandemic, while China's demand for the fruit has been on the rise since China reopened its borders in January.
Currently, China is the top destination for Vietnamese dragon fruit, and exports to China account for 90 percent of Vietnam's total dragon fruit shipments.
A farmer works in a dragon fruit farm in Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, Vietnam, on July 6, 2022. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Dragon fruit farms in Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, Vietnam on July 6, 2022. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
A man taking care of dragon fruit plants in Long An province, Vietnam on April 22, 2020. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua) ■
