Customers buy lychees at Co.opmart Huynh Tan Phat in HCM City’s District 7. — VNS Photo The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) has committed to ensure sales of fresh Luc Ngan lychees from Bac Giang Province and Thanh Ha lychees from Hai Duong Province. Starting on June 14, fresh Luc Ngan and Thanh Ha lychees will be sold at the Saigon Co.op retail shops, including Co.opmart, Co.opXtra, Co.opFood and HTV Co.op. The stores will organise activities including discounts and sampling of lychees to boost consumption of the fruits. All of the lychees have met VietGap standards and have hygiene and food safety certificates. Saigon Co.op expects to buy between 400 and 600 tonnes this season. The retail price of Luc Ngan and Thanh Ha lychee in the Saigon Co.op retail chain is currently only VND29,900 per kg. Nguyen Anh Duc, deputy general director of Saigon Co.op, said the company bought the fruits directly from farmers and transported them by special trucks to … [Read more...] about Saigon Co.op to buy 400-600 tonnes of Luc Ngan, Thanh Ha lychees
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Swedish ambassador highly values quality of Thanh Ha litchi
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg and his wife visited Thanh Ha district, the northern province of Hai Duong on June 9 on the occasion of the first-ever Thanh Ha “thieu” litchi festival 2018. Here, the couple had a chance to experience litchi harvesting at a VietGAP garden in Thanh Xa commune and contemplate the ancient litchi tree in Thanh Son commune. At a working session with the local leaders, the ambassador said he pays special attention to the trading of litchi products and wants to bring them to the Swedish market. Secretary of the Party Committee of Thanh Ha district Nguyen Duc Tuan expressed his wish that Ambassador Pereric Hogberg will support the locality in bringing its specialty fruit to Sweden and Europe in general. After visiting the VietGAP litchi orchard and the ancient litchi tree, and enjoying Thanh Ha ‘thieu” litchi, the Swedish diplomat appreciated the quality of the local fruit as well as the VietGAP production process. He … [Read more...] about Swedish ambassador highly values quality of Thanh Ha litchi
Thanh Ha litchis to be introduced to customers in Hanoi
A litchi selling point in Thanh Ha district of Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Thanh Ha litchis, a specialty of northern Hai Duong province, will be introduced to customers in Hanoi during a week-long festival from June 12-18. The information was released at a press conference held by the organisers in Hanoi on June 5. The festival is designed to promote consumption of the fruits. To serve the festival, the An Viet Group Joint Stock Company is coordinating with ABA Cooltrans Company in providing transportation and cool storage services. With a 25,000 sq.m cold storage which has a capacity of 10,000-15,000 tonnes of products, the preservation time of litchi will last at least 20 days. Hai Duong litchis received a geographical indication from the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Office of Intellectual Property in 2007. The local fruits were in the Top 10 quality products in 2013 and 2014 and received the Gold Brand prize in 2015. The Vietnam … [Read more...] about Thanh Ha litchis to be introduced to customers in Hanoi
Festival promotes litchi from Thanh Ha
The first Thanh Ha litchi festival will be organised in the northern province of Hai Duong on June 10 to promote the local specialty fruit. This was announced by the organising board at a press conference on Wednesday. The festival will create opportunities for local farmers to connect with supermarkets as well as processing and export firms while facilitating the signing of contracts and memorandum of understanding on the consumption of litchi and other agricultural products. An array of activities will be held during the festival, including tours to the ancient litchi tree in Thuy Lam village in Thanh Son Commune, Thanh Ha District; visits to VietGAP litchi gardens; and boat tours to litchi orchards along Huong river, among others. Visitors can also try their hand at picking litchi in gardens in Thanh Ha District and Chi Linh Town. Hai Duong litchi received the geographical indication from the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Office of Intellectual Property in … [Read more...] about Festival promotes litchi from Thanh Ha
Festival promotes consumption of Thanh Ha litchi
The festival is designed to create opportunities for local farmers to connect with supermarkets, and processing and export firms while facilitating the signing of contracts, memorandum of understanding on the consumption of litchi and other agricultural products. Thanh Ha litchi An array of activities will be held during the festival, including tours to the ancient litchi tree in Thuy Lam village, Thanh Son commune, Thanh Ha district; visits to VietGAP litchi gardens; and boat tours to visit litchi orchard along Huong river, among others. Visitors can also try their hand at picking litchi in gardens in Thanh Ha district and Chi Linh town. Hai Duong litchi received the geographical indication from the Ministry of Science and Technology National Office of Intellectual Property in 2007. The local fruit was in Top 10 quality products in 2013 and 2014 and received the Gold Brand prize in 2015. The Vietnam Association of Food Science and Technology granted a “trustful … [Read more...] about Festival promotes consumption of Thanh Ha litchi