Overcoming several rounds of rigorous examination, he gave famous specialty of Ben Tre available on store shelves overseas and domestic consumers appreciate you.
As the owner of an ice factory in HCMC broker for more cars to those in need , Thuat Duong Bui , Binh Tan District also towards the agricultural sector . But to this point , the way business experience , he found the story exporting coconut aftertaste brings feelings for her . Whenever orders , he became garden genuine people , each hand selected coconuts Siamese meet the strictest standards of our partners.
A year ago , some friends overseas Vietnamese in Australia while enjoying the water through coconut Siamese and Vietnamese restaurant compliment the taste of delicious , bold than Thai coconut which is very popular in the land of kangaroos . The idea of bringing this special category of foreign West suddenly flashed in his head. He began his journey " understanding " of a coconut thoroughly , from identifying age , thin or thick shells , more or less water , soft copra hard , picking time will give the best results ... and only purchased in Ben Tre ( where known famous coconut ) . But the difficulty is how to ensure freshness , keep the flavor characteristics of Ben Tre coconut Siamese when it sits on store shelves overseas , after a long journey to your country .
11/ 2012 carries 12 left him sent to a research institute in HCMC but test results are not satisfactory .
He does not think of how to make coconut outwardly remained white as new green skin removed without the use of chemicals . Overseas Vietnamese groups when you hear he was anxious to share recipes suggest compounds to preserve color " like picking fresh " coconut that is not harmful to the health of consumers and consistent with the provisions of health sector . But this experiment failed .
He decided to try again to find a number of similar substance on the list of internationally recognized . In determining the appropriate compound , he tried 10 samples including 30 left , numbered from 1 to 10 . Positive results when more than 40 days , not blackened coconut Siamese .
Being a friend working inside Australia introduced him stand out now specializes in imported raw coconut fruit from the water , he began to promote trade between the two sides . "Fortunately, at that time , this unit needs to expand its operations and found Vietnam has great potential for coconut so they intend to cooperate with me ," he recalled .
The company sent experts to Vietnam to see firsthand the process of harvesting , storage and much less promising . They are required to ensure peeled coconuts after 0.9 to 1 kg weight , choose the age of 80 days is picking down , shaking no cries , reaching a thickness coconut taste.
After the visit of partners , every weekend I Ben Tre few days to learn the secret coconut choose not decay , the treatment for newly harvested coconuts . Due to stringent proposals from abroad so I do not buy the old coconut from the previous day that only select freshly picked fruit from the tree.
By mid- April , the coconut Australia offered to send their samples to test quality . After several days of waiting , they want more testing level maintenance , sanitation and food safety . After having a day of hope. Both months later , this unit accepts notices to cooperate with him , because " green coconuts Siamese Vietnam to 50-70 days may still have more sweetness and delicious Thai coconut " .
" This importer works with more than 30 years the Thai company and this is their first time to cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises . I'm broker than when done by a car or getting more ice contract " , he underwent heart .
Last June , the Australian and put a container consisting of 870 bins , each bin 9 left an estimated 7,830 coconuts to explore Australian market . After receiving the order , you face to face in Ben Tre during 5 days , working from 5 am to 23 o'clock at night to hand check every stage .
After sorting out the best goods and preserved in accordance with that technology transfer partners , he put the coconut in a cool place to dry , using fans to blow on each blister (about 200 left ) . When the drain is left just right packaging , if too dry to products rough , unsightly . Do not have basis in Ben Tre , so he hired three air-conditioned karaoke room to store coconut in a cool place .
24 days at sea every move is also his day that much impatience , worry about the first shipment abroad . " There's nothing more fun when said partner coconut Siamese Vietnam sold out in just two days . A successful beyond my expectations ," he said.
Each coconut, he sold about 23,000 contract partners . Sell with this price you do not get much by purchasing " recruited " from dealers or growers was 12,000 contracts , excluding other costs . " I just determined coconut Siamese target export market for domestic consumers should not picky but prefer to drink immediately cut left , not for long ," he said .
Currently, their Australian counterparts to bridge to his company can offer green coconuts for two Siamese largest supermarket chain this country . However, since this is the first supermarket in addition to the basic requirements , they also require exporters to reach some standards like super clean and totally organic products . Therefore, his obstacle is the raw material planning , traceability prove not to fertilize coconut trees with fertilizer , no pesticide ...
" Activity coconut exports have not been consistently profitable , but I determined that this business is long term and will also have experience in learning by doing ," he said. He is considering expanding consumer market , find the unit export market but lack of technology or personal storage , organizations need advice how to preserve exports .
According to him , just 2-3 units exported coconut growers often they will have a steady income . Just 10 coconuts , 50,000 for the garden , or a collection of 20 million hectares .
