The event aimed to connect businesses, cooperatives, farms and growers of logan in Hung Yen Province with experienced and reputable businesses and traders in the Japanese market.

A longan garden in Hung Yen City.

At the conference, Vice Chairman of Hung Yen Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hung Nam affirmed that the Japanese market is very strict about product standards, especially regarding imported food and fruits.

The successful penetration of the Japanese market will create a great reputation for the agricultural products of Hung Yen Province and have a spillover effect on other international markets.

Currently, Hung Yen province has more than 5000 hectares of longan with an annual output of about 45,000 tonnes. In particular, there are two longan growing areas that have been granted export codes to the Japanese market in Hung Yen City with a total area of more than 27 hectares and an estimated output of 350 tonnes per year.

Hung Yen longan has been consumed in a number of international markets. To expand the export opportunities for longan, Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee has directed the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to review, evaluate and restructure the varieties and growing areas while boosting the application of science and technology and advanced farming processes in production to improve product quality.

The Provincial People’s Committee has approved a trade promotion scheme for the export of longan and products processed from longan to the Japanese market during the 2021-2025 period, as well as promoted, introduced and connected reputable enterprises and traders conducting the export of vegetables and fruits such as the Hung Yen longan to Japanese consumers.

Vietnam exports first batch of longan to Japan

Vietnamese fresh longan has been officially imported into the Japanese market after six years of negotiation.

Bac Giang has five more longan growing area codes for Japanese market

(BGO) – On authorization of Japanese competent organization, the Department of Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has recognized five more longan cultivation areas in Bac Giang province that are qualified to be granted with growing area codes (GAC) to export to Japan with total area of over 53.2 hectares.   

Revenue from longan hits over 310 billion VND

(BGO) – Bac Giang province has grown about 3,400 hectares of longan, 3,000 hectares of which can be harvested mostly in the districts of Luc Nam, Luc Ngan, Yen the, Tan Yen and Lang Giang, reported the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).

Sugar apple and longan enjoy ease consumption

(BGO) – It is the peak harvest season of sugar apple and longan in the northern province of Bac Giang. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the province has 3,400 hectares of longan (including over 600 hectares of late ripening longan) mostly in the districts of Luc Ngan, Luc Nam, Yen The and Lang Giang with total productivity of 23,300 tonnes.

Luc Ngan enjoys increased productivity of longan and smooth consumption

(BGO) – Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) now has 825 hectares of longans with several verieties mostly in the communes of Giap Son, Tru Huu, Kien Thanh, Thanh Hai and Quy Son.

Source: NDO