During their talks on same the day, the two sides discussed fruit quarantine activities at border gates over the past time, focusing on quarantine for Vietnam’s fresh fruits to be exported to the neighbouring country in the time ahead.

Vietnam has exported nine types of fruits to China, namely dragon fruit, longan, mango, lychee, banana, jackfruit, rambutan, watermelon and mangosteen.

Accordingly, China’s customs and quarantine agencies will examine Vietnamese fruits randomly, and exempt check-up for fresh lychees from Vietnam.

Vietnam has exported nine types of fruits to China, namely dragon fruit, longan, mango, lychee, banana, jackfruit, rambutan, watermelon and mangosteen. However, eight of them have been subject to plant quarantine as the two sides have yet to sign agreements on this regard.

Given the complex developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two sides agreed to study the possibility to build a joint mechanism to speed up plant quarantine at border gates.

Over 500 tonnes of Bac Giang lychee exported via Lao Cai border gate every day

Over 500 tonnes of “thieu” lychee from Bac Giang province have been exported via the Kim Thanh border gate in Lao Cai province, with around 40-50 trucks daily over the past week.

Bac Giang lychees exported to Japan, US

(BGO) – The Vietnam Trade Office in Japan informed that 20 tonnes of Bac Giang's early-ripening lychees shipped to Japan on May 27 had been nearly sold out, at prices ranging from 350,000-500,000 VND (15.17-21.68 USD) per kg, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Northern province seeks ways to sell lychees as Covid hits exports

Bac Giang, Vietnam's lychee growing hub, is switching from export of the fruit to selling in the domestic market sue to the Covid-19 pandemic, and farmers are struggling.

Vietnam earns US$362 million from rice exports in April

The volume of rice exported last month is estimated at 700,000 tonnes with a value of US$362 million.

Provincial leader urges to well prepare condition to export Tan Yen lychee to Japan

(BGO) – On May 16, Phan The Tuan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee in Bac Giang province (PPC) paid a field trip to inspect the production and preparation for consumption of early ripening lychee in Tan Yen district. 

Source: NDO/VNA