Businesses win litchi export contracts
(VOV) - A number of businesses have won contracts to export fresh litchi to demanding markets after all necessary preparations have completed, according to the Plantation Protection Department (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
After granting codes for qualified plantations and packers, the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has identified radiation dose on Vietnam’s fresh litchi before exporting to the US. Meanwhile Australia has completed all procedures to allow Vietnam’s fresh litchi to access the market.
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Mai Xuan Thin, export manager of the Rong Do Ltd Company in Ho Chi Minh City said the company has invested in building a processing and packing factory in Hai Duong province and entered into output contracts with litchi farmers.
The company is preparing to ship first batches of fresh litchi to the US and Australia. Other markets for its fresh litchi are the EU, Canada and Asian countries, Thin added.