The first batch of nine tonnes of longan from the northern province of Hai Duong will soon be shipped to Australia. (Photo: VNA) Hai Duong (VNA) - The first batch of nine tonnes oflongan from the northern province of Hai Duong will soon be shipped toAustralia, with the harvest beginning in Hoang Hoa Tham commune in Chi Linhcity on August 5.
The buyer, the HCM City-based Red Dragon Service TradingManufacture Co., sent staff to the commune to supervise the harvest.
The company will also export 16 tonnes of Hai Duong longan toSingapore by sea this week. It has purchased between three and eight tonnes oflongan a day for export to Singapore, Australia, and Europe by sea.
The fruit is expected to also find its way to shelves in theUS and the UK, according to Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Tran Van Quan.
With strength in technologies, especially plant quarantine,Hai Duong overcame a host of technical barriers to export its lychee and longanto demanding markets, the official said, adding that his department plans tocoordinate with localities to expand production and consumption links forlongan and other fruits.
Hai Duong will develop large-scale production areas and workto bring farmers and businesses together, he said.
On this occasion, the department presented VietGAPcertificates to longan farmers in Hoang Hoa Tham, Hoang Tan, Hoang Tien, and LeLoi wards and communes, which have a total of 673 ha of longan.
According to Nguyen Van Ha, deputy head of Chi Linh city’seconomic bureau, four longan growing area codes have been granted in the city,for 43 ha, and training provided to local farmers on longan growing.
Hai Duong is home to 2,100 ha of longan, of which more than50 ha meet international standards. This year’s output is expected to reach10,000 tonnes, with 250 tonnes standardised for export to fastidious markets./.
VNA
