Yellow dragon fruit much sought after

VOV.VN - Malaysian yellow dragon fruit (pitaya) is much sought after by Vietnamese customers although it costs VND700,000 per kilo, which is 23 times more expensive than that of white or red dragon fruit.

White or red dragon fruits are popular in Vietnam, however, yellow dragon fruit is quite rare. Some farmers in Binh Thuan province have tried to plant but failed.

Recently, yellow dragon fruit is much sought after by Vietnamese customers as it is tasty and believed to help improve their health. 

Yellow dragon fruit flowers

Many shops import yellow dragon fruit from Malaysia and sell at VND690,000 per kilo.


Yellow dragon fruit is also grown as an ornamental plant.



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