High-quality Vietnamese lychee meets the standards of the Canadian market, according to a Canadian importer.
Rex Yu from Manley Sales Company, who imported the first batch ofVietnamese lychee on June 10, told Vietnamese News Agency correspondentsthat Vietnamese lychees meet quality requirements of the Canadian FoodInvestigation Agency (CFIA).
He expressed hishope that Vietnamese lychee would secure a share in the Canadian marketas Vietnamese fresh dragon fruits and longan have, both of which arecurrently imported by his company.
The companyplans to distribute Vietnamese lychee across the country, from BritishColumbia on the west coast to Quebec on the east coast, within a week.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada has conducted anumber of promotion campaigns to support domestic agricultural productsin the host market, said Commercial Counsellor Hoang Anh Dung.
It also facilitates access to local investors and legal informationfor domestic businesses to ensure product quality, thus enhancing theircompetitiveness in the Canadian market.
Lycheesand longan berries are Vietnam’s key fruit exports, along with dragonfruit, bananas, mangos, star fruit, rambutan and grapefruit.
Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports reached 629 million USD in thefirst five months of this year, soaring 17.8 percent in turnovercompared to the same period last year.
Thecountry exported nearly 900,000 tonnes of fruit in the past five months,with dragon fruit taking the lead with 350,000 tonnes, followed bywatermelons (250,000 tonnes), longans (110,000 tonnes) and bananas(30,000 tonnes).-VNA
Rex Yu from Manley Sales Company, who imported the first batch ofVietnamese lychee on June 10, told Vietnamese News Agency correspondentsthat Vietnamese lychees meet quality requirements of the Canadian FoodInvestigation Agency (CFIA).
He expressed hishope that Vietnamese lychee would secure a share in the Canadian marketas Vietnamese fresh dragon fruits and longan have, both of which arecurrently imported by his company.
The companyplans to distribute Vietnamese lychee across the country, from BritishColumbia on the west coast to Quebec on the east coast, within a week.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada has conducted anumber of promotion campaigns to support domestic agricultural productsin the host market, said Commercial Counsellor Hoang Anh Dung.
It also facilitates access to local investors and legal informationfor domestic businesses to ensure product quality, thus enhancing theircompetitiveness in the Canadian market.
Lycheesand longan berries are Vietnam’s key fruit exports, along with dragonfruit, bananas, mangos, star fruit, rambutan and grapefruit.
Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports reached 629 million USD in thefirst five months of this year, soaring 17.8 percent in turnovercompared to the same period last year.
Thecountry exported nearly 900,000 tonnes of fruit in the past five months,with dragon fruit taking the lead with 350,000 tonnes, followed bywatermelons (250,000 tonnes), longans (110,000 tonnes) and bananas(30,000 tonnes).-VNA
