Anne Le, director of Green Path Australia, an affiliate of Green Path Vietnam which shipped the Vietnamese specialty to Australia, said the batch of longan originated from Hanoi.

Longan is the fourth kind of fruit that Vietnam has exports to Australia.

She said the batch of fruit left Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4. After arriving in Melbourne on September 5, the fruit had to undergo strict inspections which ensured that they satisfied all import standards of Australia.

The longan is scheduled to go on sale in Melbourne on September 9.

For the Vietnamese longan to enter the Australian market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had to hold long negotiations with Australia and complete many procedures.

On August 29, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Australian Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie officially announced the export of Vietnamese longan to Australia.

Longan is the fourth kind of fruit that Vietnam exports to Australia, after litchi, mango and dragon fruit.

Meanwhile, Australia is exporting 148 kinds of seeds, four types of fruits (grape, orange, tangerine and cherry), and seven kinds of grass seeds to Vietnam.

Son La launches export of locally-grown longan

The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony in Song Ma district on August 3 to open the Song Ma Longan Festival and announce the export of 60 tonnes of longan to China and other countries.

Son La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2019 in Hanoi

Northern Son La province launched ‘Son La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2019’ at Big C Thang Long, Hanoi, on July 19.

Longan yields over 20,000 tonnes

(BGO) – According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bac Giang province has over 3,000 ha of longan cultivation with an estimated output of over 20,000 tonnes.

Enabling off-season dragon fruit

(BGO)- With his diligence, Nguyen Van Huy (born in 1981) in Thuan hamlet, Tan Thanh commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province has successfully applied the method for off-season red-heart dragon fruit. 

Mekong Delta to have quality breed sources for fishery, fruit and rice

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has implemented several measures to develop the best breeding sources to produce seeds for the delta’s fishery, fruit and rice sectors by 2025.

Source: VNA