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This photo means more than what it shows. Taken on Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan’s birthday, it shows her beside an overflowing bucket of Dragonberry Dahlias, flowers with a story of their own. When Dragonberry moved into Canby in 2013, Amy Nguyen bid for and won the right to name a new variety at the auction […]
This photo means more than what it shows. Taken on Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan’s birthday, it shows her beside an overflowing bucket of Dragonberry Dahlias, flowers with a story of their own. When Dragonberry moved into Canby in 2013, Amy Nguyen bid for and won the right to name a new variety at the auction […]
Three packages, photographed in three countries, in the same season. One reads Golden Lychee. One reads Litchi doré. One reads ゴールデン ライチ. Underneath each label: the same fruit, from the same Bắc Giang orchards, picked in the same harvest window. In 2025, Dragonberry put a single Vietnamese harvest onto Costco shelves in the United States, […]
Tuesday morning, May 26, 2026. The Canby City Council chambers are full. Canby Mayor Brian Hodson signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Nguyễn Minh Hiệu, Director of the Bắc Ninh Department of Industry and Trade, while Standing Deputy Secretary Nguyễn Thị Hương of the Bắc Ninh Provincial Party Committee witnesses. The delegation has brought Đông […]
Dragonberry’s logo fuses two animals, a dragon and a St. Bernard dog. The pairing is deliberate. “The dragon stands for strength and vitality. The St. Bernard dog stands for loyalty, friendliness and helpfulness. When you think of the St. Bernard with that keg of beer, he’s always running to help rescue people. That’s what Dragonberry […]
On March 20, 2026, the Oregon Department of Agriculture featured Amy Nguyen of Dragonberry Produce as part of the state’s celebration of the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer. The IYWF spotlight is a year-long program highlighting Oregon women whose work powers the state’s agricultural communities. The Oregon Department of Agriculture described Nguyen as […]
In March 2026, the Canby City Council passed Resolution No. 1452, authorizing Mayor Brian Hodson to sign a memorandum of understanding with his counterpart in Bắc Giang City, Vietnam. The two cities will become sister cities. Dragonberry Produce led the presentation that brought the resolution to the council floor, while also announcing a new agreement […]
Longan fruit is taking a page from the blueberry industry. The same way blueberries split into regular and jumbo and shoppers learned the difference fast, Vietnam’s longan is about to get a premium tier. This summer, Dragonberry Produce will launch its jumbo Longan in American retail, the next chapter in the company’s effort to scale […]
Following a record-breaking Lunar New Year retail push for premium Asian produce, Dragonberry Produce is looking ahead to the future of global trade. On February 19, 2026, while Vietnam’s leadership convened in Washington, D.C. for an international peace summit, Dragonberry founder Amy Nguyen was invited to address General Secretary Tô Lâm and a high-level delegation. […]
In summer of 2025, Amy Nguyen sat across from host Lina to tell a story that runs in two directions at once. The Vietnam-to-America side: how lychee, dragon fruit, longan, mango, rambutan, star apple, coconut, and pomelo have become Vietnamese exports approved for the United States, the world’s second-largest market for Vietnamese fruit, behind only […]