Lang Son’s anise export volume reached about 1,300 tonnes in the firstnine months of 2014, the Vietnam Economic News reported.
According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the exportvolume by the year’s end is expected to reach more than 2,000 tonnes,up about 700 tonnes compared with 2013.
Vietnam has become one ofthe world’s two biggest star anise producers. Anise trees are mainlygrown in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Cao Bang and Bac Can butthe most famous region for growing this tree is Lang Son.
Anisetree has long been a strategic product for Lang Son and the province’sstar anise products built its own brand name as it registeredgeographical indication in 2007.
Anise has been used as a spiceand medicine for thousands of years in Vietnam and China. The anisefruit and attar are also attractive for food processing (aperitifalcohol, soft drinks and confectionaries).
Its attractive tastehas good effects for digestion and boosts appetite. In traditionalmedicine in Vietnam as well as in China, Japan and India, the anise isalso used to cure stomachache, relieve pain and reduce heartburn,vomiting, arthritis, back pain, food poisoning and snake bites.
Accordingto statistics, in 2011 Lang Son only exported over 500 tonnes of driedstar anise. The export volumes increased to 1,100 and 1,500 tonnes in2012 and 2013 respectively and expected to reach about 2,000 tonnes thisyear. This is a good sign for anise growers in Lang Son.
Notonly increasing in volume, this year’s anise export prices alsoincreased sharply compared to previous years. In 2012, dried aniseexport prices reached only 20,000 VND per kg, in 2013 it ranged from40,000-48,000 VND per kg and topped 60,000 VND per kg in 2014. It isnotable that the products are not only increasing in volume and pricesbut there are more countries taking interest in importing Lang Son’sproducts.
Several years ago, anise export was mainly throughinformal channels to China, but now, a large amount of dried anise isexported through customs procedures to India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Thereare about 33,000ha of star anise production areas in Lang Son, of which10,000 ha are in harvest time. The annual output of the local anise isfrom 6,000 to 7,000 tonnes.-VNA
According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the exportvolume by the year’s end is expected to reach more than 2,000 tonnes,up about 700 tonnes compared with 2013.
Vietnam has become one ofthe world’s two biggest star anise producers. Anise trees are mainlygrown in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Cao Bang and Bac Can butthe most famous region for growing this tree is Lang Son.
Anisetree has long been a strategic product for Lang Son and the province’sstar anise products built its own brand name as it registeredgeographical indication in 2007.
Anise has been used as a spiceand medicine for thousands of years in Vietnam and China. The anisefruit and attar are also attractive for food processing (aperitifalcohol, soft drinks and confectionaries).
Its attractive tastehas good effects for digestion and boosts appetite. In traditionalmedicine in Vietnam as well as in China, Japan and India, the anise isalso used to cure stomachache, relieve pain and reduce heartburn,vomiting, arthritis, back pain, food poisoning and snake bites.
Accordingto statistics, in 2011 Lang Son only exported over 500 tonnes of driedstar anise. The export volumes increased to 1,100 and 1,500 tonnes in2012 and 2013 respectively and expected to reach about 2,000 tonnes thisyear. This is a good sign for anise growers in Lang Son.
Notonly increasing in volume, this year’s anise export prices alsoincreased sharply compared to previous years. In 2012, dried aniseexport prices reached only 20,000 VND per kg, in 2013 it ranged from40,000-48,000 VND per kg and topped 60,000 VND per kg in 2014. It isnotable that the products are not only increasing in volume and pricesbut there are more countries taking interest in importing Lang Son’sproducts.
Several years ago, anise export was mainly throughinformal channels to China, but now, a large amount of dried anise isexported through customs procedures to India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Thereare about 33,000ha of star anise production areas in Lang Son, of which10,000 ha are in harvest time. The annual output of the local anise isfrom 6,000 to 7,000 tonnes.-VNA
