According to Tran The Hung, Director of Railway Transport and Trade JSC that operates the railway station, preparations for the transportation of the fruit to neighbouring China have been completed.
The railway station is capable of carrying up to 300 tonnes of lychee from Bac Giang’s Lang Giang district to Pingxiang of China each day, he said, noting that the rail transportation will help save time and ease congestions at border gates.
The conference was held by the People’s Committee of Luc Ngan district - home to largest area of lychee in Bac Giang and the country at large with over 17,000 hectares this year which are expected to yield some 98,000 tonnes.
Chairman of the district People’s Committee La Van Nam said with its outstanding quality, Luc Ngan’s lychee has been shipped to nearly 40 countries and regions worldwide.
Luc Ngan will create the best possible conditions for farmers, businesses and traders both at home and abroad to harvest, process and export the fruit this year and the years to come, he pledged.
Bắc Giang currently has 52 provincial products, comprising eight key products (lychee, chicken, pork, citrus fruits, quality rice, vegetables, peanuts, and fish), 14 typical products, and 30 potential products. Some have been entitled to protection abroad, including “My Chu” (Chu noodles), “My Ke” (Ke noodles), “Vai thieu Luc Ngan” (Luc Ngan lychee) with geographical certification protected in Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand; “Ga doi Yen The” (Yen The hill chicken) protected in Singapore, China, and Laos; and “Vai thieu Luc Ngan” protected in the US, Australia, and Singapore./.
