Hai Duong currently has 8,800 hectares of lychee, including 3,300 hectares in Thanh Ha district, with an estimated total output of 65,000 tonnes. The harvest will run from late May through June.
The northern province of Hung Yen, renowned for its fragrant and sweet longan, has worked to promote the export of the staple to Japan where stringent requirements on food safety and hygiene are in place.
The northern province of Bac Giang has exported more than 24,000 tonnes of lychees to many markets with fastidious requirements from the outset of this year, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
The southern province of Dong Nai has 120 areas growing farm produce with a total acreage of 24,000 hectares already granted planting area codes to serve export to many countries, including China, the US, New Zealand, Australia and European countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is promoting the granting and management of planting area codes to meet traceability regulations for import and export goods on the world market.
Vietnam earned an estimated 711 million USD from exporting agricultural products to the European Union (EU) in August and September, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
