Sydney (VNA) – Dozens of tonnes of Vietnamese longans have been exported to Australia and distributed in the states of SouthAustralia and Western Australia over the past few weeks.
The most recent was the shipment of 7.5 tonnes of longans from the Mekong Delta provinces which arrived in Australia on August 6 and the9-tonne batch departing from the northern province of Hai Duong on August 8 willjoin a promotional event, titled “Nhan Viet Nam minh” (Vietnamese longans), tobe held by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.
Both batches were imported by 4 Ways Fresh – a Australia-basedagribusiness founded in early 1993.
According to 4 Ways Fresh CEO Ly Hoang Duy, Vietnamese freshlongans have gained good impression and favours from local consumers. Vietnameselongans are sold at lower prices compared to those grown in Australia, Duysaid, adding that though the longans are small, they have special flavours andvery sweet.
Since the beginning of 2020, 4 Ways Fresh has imported about30 tonnes of longans from Vietnam, mostly the Mekong Delta. After the shipmentof 9 tonnes of longans from Hai Duong arrived in Australian, the company plans toraise the weekly import to 10 tonnes to meet increasing demand.
The event “Vietnamese longans” will last until the harvestseason ends in Vietnam, according to head of the Vietnam Trade Office inAustralia Nguyen Phu Hoa. It will include promotional activities on social networks,he added.
In 2019, longan has become the fourth Vietnamese fruit togain permission to enter Australian market after lychee, mango and dragonfruit./.
