Vietnam: In Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, people grow longan and sell it to the US market, sometimes for up to 100,000 VND/kg

Mr. Vo Thanh Loc's Vinh Phu longan farm (An Phu commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City) is currently harvesting. Fresh and delicious longan fruits dangling on the branches waiting for the picker's hand, promising a bountiful harvest. Garden owner, Mr. Loc shared that before 2018 he researched and planted 30 hectares of longan for Pham Van Coi farm. Since 2018, he started investing in this longan farm. Initially, he planted an area of about 3.5 hectares and now has grown to 10 hectares with more than 5,000 roots. According to Mr. Loc, the longan variety has the advantage of being thick, small-grained, drained, and not as sweet as longan or cowhide longan, but just sweet. A special point is that longan grown in Cu Chi soil by Vinh Phu farm gives a very high quality rice-to-grain ratio of 7:3. In addition to the above advantages, harvesting longan is not like other types of longan. Because longan fruits do not ripen at the same time on one branch, each ripe fruit must be selected ...