Dragon in Japanese supermarkets
28/03/2015
TT - If nothing changes, today 13-11 first dragon fruit to Vietnam to Japan after four years of preparation. This is a great opportunity to see fresh fruit Vietnam conquered the Japanese market difficult.
Clean dragon before putting into sorter - Photo: T.Manh
Witness processing, sorting and packaging dragon before export to Japan Co. Yasaka Fruit Processing (Binh Duong) see how the diary in the import of fruit.
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Yes 13.30 12-11 days, the bell signaling the factory packaging Co. Yasaka Fruit Processing rang signaling the official working day of the first of more than 30 workers at the plant. Previously almost 5 hours, more than 2 tons of dragon fruit from Long An to the night before had been sorted, washed and put on regional hot steam treatment.
The door handle area with hot steam burst open, two workers took quick steps to form a fruit specialist phytosanitary see Japan and Vietnam. Then, for each worker unloading baskets turn out dragon.
Here, the dragon was brought to the area by spraying a little dry. Then the dragon was female worker used a paper towel to wipe again to ensure there are no longer any sticky stains on the shell, then placed on the conveyor system tray automatically. One by dragon fruit moves through automated sorting machines. In this system, dragon fruit will be classified according to size, weight and sweetness. The fruit of the same type and quality will fall into a tray, fruit sweetness not guarantee shall be rejected and returned to the supplier.
After sorting, the workers coated in a crust fruit foam net for the box before. The box has two vents were covered with mesh to ensure insects, particularly fruit flies do not have the ability to penetrate the box. The last stage is the Japanese experts will check, if no matter what the box will be labeled certified safe quarantine and closed with glue paste.
Luxury Goods: 10 USD / kg
According to Nguyen Hong Hung, business strategy Yasaka dragon fruit in Japan is different from dragon fruit to the U.S. market. As in Japan, the company selected market segments high fruit to distribute this product. Therefore, right from raw material selection have been prepared.
Mr. Nguyen Huu Dat, director of the Center for Quarantine 2 after import (MARD), said Japan rigorous examination of chemical residues in food. With their own dragon gave nearly 700 drugs and chemicals banned from use. If component analysis to detect prohibited export programs, both likely to be canceled.
To ensure the best quality dragon when to Japan, Yasaka shipping method selected by air. Mr Hung said: "We want to ensure the process is dragon afternoon picking, sorting and transport to factory night. The next morning the fruit was put on the heat treatment and the night will be shipped to Japan, to light the third day after harvest, Vietnam dragon fruit has been present in Japan, but still fresh. "
Unlike the U.S. market Vietnam dragon fruit sold mainly at markets and supermarkets in Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese dragon to this time will go directly to the Japanese supermarket. According to Hung, Yasaka company has a distribution partner specializing dragon in the Japanese market. The company is responsible for working with distributors and retailers to sell Japanese dragon Vietnam. In Japan, the distribution company prepared using product promotions dragon in the press. In which highlight the use of dragon fruit in the diet, vitamin supplements and easy to use ...
Lau sạch thanh long trước khi đưa vào máy phân loại - Ảnh: T.Mạnh
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