Bac Giang lychees for export (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting withVietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans asmany northern localities are harvesting the fruits.
Speakingat the event, Director of the Bac Giang provincial Department of Industry andTrade Tran Quang Tan said the province’s total lychee production is estimated ata record of over 180,000 tonnes this year. The harvestingperiod is scheduled from May 25 to July 30.
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Apartfrom the traditional market of China, its promising markets include the US, the European Union, Japan, the Republicof Korea, Australia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, the MiddleEast, Thailand and Hong Kong (China).
Director of the Hai Duong provincial Department of Industry and Trade Tran VanHao said the province now has nearly 9,000ha of lychees and expects to harvestaround 61,000 tonnes this year, about 31,000 tonnes of them are early-ripening lychees.
DeputyMinister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai asked relevant units to regularly update thesituation of farm produce and overseas demand for these products, including lychees and longans.
Harvesting longan fruits in Hung Yen (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam Trade Offices abroad were assignedto closely follow the market situation, trade policies and export requirements forkey commodities, thus providing timely advices for the ministry’s leaders tosupport localities, associations, and businesses.
The Vietnam Trade PromotionAgency (Vietrade) must step up policy research and forecasting to offer all possiblesupport to enterprises in trade promotion and export-import activities, he said./.
