(BGO) – It is the peak harvest season of sugar apple and longan in the northern province of Bac Giang. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the province has 3,400 hectares of longan (including over 600 hectares of late ripening longan) mostly in the districts of Luc Ngan, Luc Nam, Yen The and Lang Giang with total productivity of 23,300 tonnes.
So far, the province has been granted with 48 growing area codes (GAC) covering 514 hectares with estimated output of 4,000 tonnes to export to China; 5 GAC in nearly 53 hectares with expected quantity of 450 tonnes to export to Australia.
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Dang Van Ba (left) in Deo Quat village, Luc Son commune (Luc Nam district) harvests longans grown in line with VietGAP standard. |
Recently, the provincial Plant Production and Protection Division has taken five samples to analyze the residue of plant protection product, all of which met the standard for export. Also, the Division connected and attracted business to join the linkage to export longan of Yen The and Luc Nam districts.
To date, the province has harvested over 13,300 tonnes of longan, mostly in domestic market with average selling price of 8 – 20,000 VND per kg and 30,000 VND per kg for VietGAP longan packed in Luc Son commune which is similar to last year price.
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The sugar apple market in Khuyen village, Huyen Son commune (Luc Nam district). |
Bac Giang grows 2,000 hectares of sugar apple mostly in Luc Nam district (over 1,730 hectares) with total productivity of 15,500 tonns. The cold weather early this year made the fruit ripe later than previous crops. So far, about 150 tonnes have been harvested and sold at high price of 35 – 45,000 VND per kg, up 5-10,000 VND per kg year on year.
This year, the sugar apple and longan are produced in line with food safety and hygiene standard with focus on controlling the residue of plant protection product to serve export, hence the fruits are consumed smoothly.
