Mekong Delta farmer found out new milk star apple variety

Mekong Delta farmer found out new milk star apple variety

HCM CITY — Thanks to boldly investing in planting strange varieties of purple milk star apple, Trần Anh Nhân, a famer in Sóc Trăng Province's Kế Sách District, said every year, he earns about VNĐ 二 billion(US$ 八 六, 六00) in profit.

Many years ago, he discovered a purple milk star apple tree in his father-in-law's garden.

Observed for a while, he saw that this variety bears fruit all year round. The current varieties on the market only bear a crop per year. His purple star apple fruit has a very thin skin and a moderate sweetness.

Knowing this is a precious milk star apple tree, he decided to invest in this variety.

After a period of cultivation, this farmer noticed that this variety can event grow in saline soil but has a very high yield. On average,  一,000 m 二 can grow  二 五- 三0 trees.

With a cultivation area of about  一0 hectares, last year the yield reached nearly  四0 tonnes, Nhân said.

His purple star apple fruit has been exported to the US by an export company in Sóc Trăng Province and has been approved by this difficult market.

At current export prices of VNĐ 三0,000 ($ 一. 三) per kilogra妹妹e, he earns VNĐ 一. 二 billion a year.

Besides, every month Nhân supplies about  一0,000 of these seedlings to the Mekong Delta provinces.

Nhân plans to establish a specialised farming area for this type of purple milk star apple with a scale of more than  三0 hectares to supply year-round supply to foreign markets. — VNS