Currently, the whole province has 82,026 hectares of fruit and hawthorn trees. Of which, over 63,100 hectares are under harvest with an output of more than 379,000 tonnes. It maintains 218 growing area codes and 10 packaging facility codes, including 211 for export to China, Australia and the US, with a total area of ​​3,085 hectares, alongside seven cultivation area codes, with 96.2 hectares.

In the year to date, the province has sold 189,687 tonnes of fruits of all kinds (reaching 50% of the total yearly output), with an estimated value of over 2.45 trillion VND (96.2 million). It has completed the harvesting of some fruits, such as strawberry and plum; while mango, banana, passion fruit are under harvest.

Speaking at the conference, Cong requested members of the Steering Committee and People's Committees of districts and Son La city to focus on protecting raw agricultural product cultivation areas, especially fruit growing areas.

It is necessary to continue to issue and maintain growing area codes and ensure quality and safety of agricultural products for processing at factories, domestic consumption and export; boost trade promotion, develop consumption and export markets for agricultural products; strengthen the monitoring, analysis and forecasting of domestic and foreign markets to promptly adjust production plans, he said.

The province will form production and consumption chains between farmers, cooperatives and businesses, ensuring stable sale and limit market risks, he added.