Vietnam Airlines' aircraft carries first batches of lychee in the 2021 crop of Bac Giang (Photo courtesy of the airline)The flights, carryingclose to 10 tonnes of the tropical fruit, are bound for two major Japanesecities of Tokyo and Osaka.
In-flight safety andCOVID-19 preventive measures were seriously enforced to ensure product quality andprevent the spread of the disease.
Boxes of fresh lychee exported to Japan (Photo courtesy of the airline)Additionally, VietnamAirlines has joined hands with Bac Giang to increase flights in an effort toensure domestic supply and provide optimal transport for the province’s goodsand farm produce in particular.
The carrier is operatingcargo transport services on its international routes to facilitate trade andproductions of localities nationwide.
One day earlier, BacGiang held a ceremony marking the shipment of early-ripening lychee grown in itsTan Yen district to the Japanese market.
The district shipped20 tonnes of lychee to the market on May 24-26.
Speaking at the ceremony, Phan The Tuan, Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee said in the context of complicated changes causedby the COVID-19 pandemic, Bac Giang has built strong lychee growing areas,especially in Tan Yen and Luc Ngan districts.
The province has prepared special conditions, ensuring absolute safety in termsof health, security and order for businesses, traders, and drivers entering BacGiang to purchase and consume lychee.
The first shipment of lychees exported to Japan, a large market with very highquality standards, has shown the locality’s determination, seriousness andresponsibility in the process of producing and consuming lychee, he added.
This year, the province has around 28,100 ha of lychees with an estimatedoutput of more than 180,000 tonnes, an increase of 15,000 tonnes year-on-year.This includes 45,000 tonnes of early-ripening lychee harvested on an estimatedarea of 6,050 ha along with 135,000 tonnes of lychee from the main crop on anarea of 22,050 ha./.
VNA
