Soursop tea fever causes fruit prices to double

Recently, traders have been racing to buy soursop due to the craze for tea made from this fruit.

Soursop tea is becoming a sought-after drink among consumers. In just a few months, this tea has been added to the menu of many restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and has been given priority to be advertised as a new dish.

Soursop tea has become a new drink in many shops, from sidewalks to coffee shops and large chains in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thi Ha

Each cup of soursop tea costs from 25,000 to 40,000 VND, depending on the size and type of store. The owner of a tea shop in Ho Chi Minh City said that in just one month, the chain sold more than 3,000 cups of soursop tea.

This has caused the price of the main ingredient, soursop, to increase.

Ms. Loan, in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, said she often buys soursop to make smoothies, but was quite surprised when the price of this type of fruit increased twice in 2 months. In March, each kilogram of soursop at the market was only 35,000 VND, but in early April it was 50,000 VND and now it is 80,000 VND per kilogram.

According to records at traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City, soursop is sold in many fruit shops. Ms. Hanh, a vendor at Xom Moi Market (Go Vap), said that thanks to the "trend" of soursop tea, this type of fruit has become very expensive. "I imported it for 50,000 VND per kilogram, so the selling price is 60,000 VND," Ms. Hanh said.

Traders buy soursop in Quang Binh. Photo: Anh Tuan

As a fruit trader in the Central Highlands, Ms. Thanh Mai used to buy custard apples from the garden for only 10,000 VND per kilogram, and the gardeners didn’t even sell them because they were so cheap. But for over a month now, people have been racing to buy them at 20,000-40,000 VND per kilogram.

"Recently, I collected about 2 tons of soursop in Dak Lak but it was not enough to supply my partners because they ordered 5 tons a week," said Ms. Mai.

According to fruit traders, custard apples are being collected in large quantities, so many traders buy them in buckets, resulting in poor quality products. Many custard apples are not yet ripe but have been picked for sale, so when transported to Ho Chi Minh City, they often rot, become hard to eat, and lose their sweetness.

Soursop, also known as soursop, has sweet and slightly sour flesh and dark brown seeds. Vietnamese soursop is grown widely in the South and scattered in the South Central Coast and Central Highlands.

According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, this type was once proposed to be included in the priority list for negotiations to enter the US market. Exporting enterprises in Vietnam have sold the product in the form of preliminary processing (peeled, canned) or produced as dry tea. These are products that are popular with international customers.

Thi Ha

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