VOV.VN - As Vietnam enters the peak harvest season for key crops such as rice, durian, lychee, longan, dragon fruit, and mango, there is an urgent need to find markets for these agricultural products to prevent the recurring issue of “a bumper harvest, falling prices.”

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has exported the first batch of longan to both the United States and Australia by air this year with longan orchards in the locality meeting the strict standards imposed by import partners.

Up to 1.2 tonnes of thanh nhãn (bright yellow-fleshed longan) grown in Can Tho City's Co Do District, have been exported to the United States.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned more than US$14 million from exporting longans last year, witnessing a 2.5-fold rise year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Visitors to Tops supermarket at CentralwOrld, a shopping plaza and complex based in Bangkok (Thailand) are able to purchase Vietnamese longans as of August 18.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with Vietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans as many northern localities are harvesting the fruits.

Australia has so far opened its market for four kinds of fresh fruit from Vietnam - dragon fruit, lychee, mango and longan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese longan is much welcomed in Japan although its retail prices are high, which brings a big opportunity for local farmers.

Vietnam should maintain high quality of its farm produce, especially longan, to clinch its position in the Japanese market, according to Vietnamese Trade Councillor in Japan Ta Duc Minh.

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).