Low prices make Thai persimmons popular

My Linh, the owner of a fruit stall in Go Vap District, said she had sold out 100 kilograms of Thai persimmons in two days."It was very cheap, so I switched to selling Thai persimmons instead of the Vietnamese variety."

According to Thanh, the owner of a fruit stall at Ba Chieu market in Binh Thanh District, Thai persimmons are eye-catchingly yellow and sweet, and so attracts customers.

"Every day, I sell three to five boxes (of 10 kg). Its retail price is VND55,000-60,000 per kilogram, while that of Da Lat persimmon is VND70,000-80,000."

A shop owner named Mai in Tan Binh District, who sells several tons of Thai persimmons a day, said due to higher harvests this year the fruit was exported to Vietnam at low prices.

"I am selling three varieties of persimmons to markets: from Thailand, China and Da Lat. Currently the Thai fruit has the lowest price, with color and uniformity (in terms of size and quality) better than the other two."

Da Lat crunchy persimmons. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Nu

A manager of the Thu Duc Agricultural Product Wholesale Market said Thai persimmons are being sold in the market for the first time, and are popular thanks to their low price.