The increased productivity is gained thanks to favourable weather condition, helping the fruit tree well develop with high flowering and fruit bearing rate.

The farmer in Bao Dai commune, Luc Nam district cares for the longan trees.

The longan is mostly grown in the districts of Luc Nam, Luc Ngan and Tan Yen. The early ripening longan which accounts for 50 percent of the total cultivation area is harvested from July 7 to early August. The late ripening one is harvested from middle of August to early September.

Most of the varieties in the province are Dimocarpus longan with thick flesh and big size fruit which are preferred by many customers.

Online trade conference on Vietnamese longan slated for mid-July

An international online trade conference on Vietnamese longan products is scheduled to take place on July 15 and 16, 2021 with the participation of 80 domestic and foreign enterprises, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnamese longan cross the sea to Singaporean market

The first 16 tonnes of longan grown in Hai Duong province have been exported to Singapore by sea by Red Dragon Service Trading Manufacture Company Limited. The company is expected to buy more Hai Duong longan to export to other markets mainly Singapore, Australia and Europe.

Tens of tonnes of Vietnamese fresh longan enter Australian market

Large batches of Vietnamese fresh longan, tens of tonnes in size, have been shipped to Australia and entered regions in the south and west of the country over the past few weeks.

Promoting export of longan to Chinese market

Vietnam wishes to boost the export of longan to the Chinese market as with the export of lychee recently amid the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hung Yen Longan Festival 2020 opens

The longan farming hub of Hung Yen Province launched the Hung Yen Longan Festival 2020 at Nguyen Van Linh Square on July 31 to promote the local specialty fruit.