According to statistics, the whole province now has more than 4.5 thousand hectares of longan, of which the area can be harvested is over 3.5 thousand hectares, concentrated in Khoai Chau district, Tien Lu district, Kim Dong district and Hung Yen city....

According to statistics, the whole province now has more than 4.5 thousand hectares of longan, of which the area can be harvested is over 3.5 thousand hectares, concentrated in Khoai Chau district, Tien Lu district, Kim Dong district and Hung Yen city....

Hung Yen longan consists of 3 main seasons: early season, main season and late season, including high quality varieties such as Huong Chi Longan, pulp longan, alum sugar longan, Mien Thiet longan, T6 longan ... Early ripening longan and main-season longan varieties are mainly grown in Hung Yen city, Tien Lu district and Kim Dong district. Late ripening longan is mainly grown in Khoai Chau district. This year, the output is expected to reach 50 thousand tons of fruit. For many years, the province has paid attention in supporting localities to intensify, develop and build brands to expand the consumption sources of longan towards foreign markets, such as: Collective trademark registration, geographical indication registration, establish safe label production areas in accordance with Viet GAP standards, organize trade promotion programs for agricultural product, and longan festival in the domestic market.

Harvest longan in Quyet Thang specialty fruit cooperative (Hung Yen city)

Trade promotion activities open more opportunities for Hung Yen longan to approach domestic consumers, aiming to export to foreign markets. In the domestic market, the province associates with provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh ... to consume longan by distribution channels such as wholesale markets, traditional retail markets, etc. In 2019, the week of longan and agricultural products of Hung Yen province in Hanoi city has attracted attention of consumers in the capital city. Here, nearly 42 thousand tons of longan with the selling prices of VND 30,000 to 70,000 per kilo. Particularly, alum sugar longan is sold at VND 80 - 100 thousand per kilo. Other agricultural products such as lotus seeds, longan, honey, turmeric starch and other agricultural products are also favored by consumers.

These days, coming to Hung Yen longan area, the atmosphere is bustling, people and buses come to do survey, sign consumption contracts, buy and transport longan to other places. Taking us to visit the longan garden of dozens of hectares, every longan tree is full of fruits, Mr. Tran Van My, Director of Quyet Thang Specialty Fruit Cooperative (Tan Hung commune, Hung Yen city) said: Quyet Thang Specialty Fruit Cooperative has over 30 hectares of longan grown under Viet Gap standards being harvested. This year, the cooperative expects to harvest about 100 tons of fruit. Since the beginning of the crop, the cooperative has harvested 10 tons of fruits,

Hung Yen longan is ranked 13th out of 50 famous fruits of Vietnam, recognized by Vietnam Record Organization as the best fruit and registered for trademark protection as "Hung Yen longan, taste for King offering ”, which is recognized by the geographical indications to help customers recognize and enjoy authentic Hung Yen longan. This year, the province continues to organize activities to promote the consumption of longan with a series of events such as trade promotion conference for agricultural products consumption - Hung Yen longan festival; Hung Yen longan week in Hanoi; the contest for the best longan varieties.

The promotion of Hung Yen longan products has created a close and sustainable linkage between farmers and businesses, with “4 parties", connected production with processing and trading, in order to expand the market for products. Thereby, this would bring Hung Yen longan to other markets out of Hung Yen province and export; farmers dismissed the worry of "bumper crops, falling prices".

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