Vietnam exports first batch of fresh longans to Japanese market

VOV.VN - The first batch of fresh Vietnamese longans have been successfully shipped to Japan and will be available on supermarket shelves throughout the demanding market after several days, according to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Following dragon fruit, mangoes, and lychees, fresh longans are the newest fruit to be licensed to enter the fastidious market, paving the way for subsequent shipments with larger volumes being exported to Japan moving forward.

Hoang Phat Fruit Company Limited revealed that after the arrival of the one-tonne batch, the firm will supply between 70 tonnes and 100 tonnes of fresh longans by sea and by air to Japan each month.

Fresh longans are required to undergo cold treatment within 13 days before then being shipped to Japan in order to eliminate harmful organisms. After the process, the MARD will issue a phytosanitary certificate to confirm that the shipment is eligible for export.

To export this batch of longans to Japan, Hoang Phat Co., Ltd. had to go through a number of stringent evaluation processes involving the granting of planting area and factory codes.

In addition, the firm is required to ensure no chemical residue is found in any of the fruit products while the cold treatment process must be maintained at 1.3 degrees Celsius within 13 days under the close supervision of Japanese experts.

According to the Plant Protection Department, it took the country six years of conducting negotiations before local longans could enter the Japanese market.  

In fact, Japan represent a highly lucrative market, importing vegetables and fruits worth US$20 billion each year, while Vietnamese fruit in the demanding market accounts for less than 3% of the total.

As Japan is a strict, transparent, and high-quality market, approval for Vietnamese longans to enter the Japanese market indicates that these fruits are capable of reaching high-quality standards and are anticipated to enjoy robust growth in the coming years.

The Plant Protection Department and the MARD are now in the process of devising solutions to support the granting of planting and packaging area codes, as well as regulations on food safety so that local firms can continue to increase longan output to the Japanese market in the coming time.

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