Bac Giang harvests over 4,500 tonnes of longans

Updated: 17:07, 01/08/2023

(BGO) – As of July 31, Bac Giang province harvested over 4,500 tonnes of longans, including 1,800 tonnes in Luc Nam district, 1,600 tonnes in Luc Ngan district, nearly 500 tonnes in Lang Giang district, 370 tonnes in Tan Yen district and 250 tonnes in Yen The district, reported the Plant Production and Protection Division (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development).

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Currently, the longan is sold at 7,000 – 15,000 VND per kg, some sold at 15,000 – 18,000 VND per kg.

The province has about 3,400 hectares of longans in which 3,000 hectares can be harvested mostly in the districts of Luc Ngan, Luc Nam, Yen The, Tan Yen, Lang Giang.

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Thanks to favourable weather condition and good cultivation technique, the province expects to harvest over 25,000 tonnes of longan, up more than 2,000 tonnes over last year.

So far, Bac Giang has had 29 longan growing area codes to export to foreign markets of America, China and Australia on total area of over 580 hectares.

Head of the Plant Production and Protection Division Dang Van Tang said: “To widen the consumption, the Division cooperated with localities to take samples of fruits grown in qualified area for export in Dong Ky commune (Yen The district) and Luc Son commune (Luc Nam district) for analysis. If the samples meet the requirement, we will join hands with relevant agencies to promote the longan export to the US, Australia, Japan, Singapore and China among others”.

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