Son La longan prices are twice to thrice higher than last year’s
Statistics from Son La province show that the region currently has nearly 20,000 hectares of longan trees, with a harvestable area of almost 17,000 hectares and an estimated yield of 81,000 tons.
In the first six months of 2024, the province’s harvested and consumed longan yield was approximately 718 tons, valued at an estimated VND 27.5 billion. This primarily consisted of off-season longans from Song Ma district, selling at an average price of VND 40,000-50,000 per kg.
In recent days, Son La longan prices have continued to rise, with the best quality reaching nearly VND 55,000 per kg.
Speaking to Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, Mr. Lo Van Tuong, Director of Phuc Vinh Cooperative in Canh Kien village, Na Nghiu commune (Song Ma district), shared that this year’s longan yield from the cooperative is only one-tenth of last year’s. The yield is estimated at around 10 tons.
Up to this point, Phuc Vinh Cooperative has harvested more than half of its expected yield. Mr. Tuong mentioned that they are getting good prices. Currently, longans are being purchased by traders at VND 50,000 per kg, twice to thrice higher than last year’s price.
The longans are packed in styrofoam boxes for distribution to various northern provinces
High-quality longans with large, juicy fruits are sold at VND 53,000-54,000 per kg. However, due to the poor harvest, Phuc Vinh Cooperative and local farmers do not have a large quantity to sell to traders.
Longan trees are grown in the villages along both banks of the Ma River in Na Nghiu, Chiềng Sơ, Chiều Khoong, and Chiềng Cang communes. According to many farmers, longan prices were quite low in previous years, and growers often faced price pressures from traders. This year, the scarce supply has made it easier to sell this fruit, with harvests quickly snapped up.
Son La longans are transported to many fruit wholesale markets in provinces such as Hanoi, Hung Yen, and Hai Phong…
Additionally, fallen or inferior fruits will be collected for processing into longan aril, a highly valuable product.
This year, Son La longans are of better quality and more uniform in appearance
Ms. Lan, a longan trader from Son La who distributes to Long Bien wholesale market (Hanoi), shared that the selling price to traders in this market ranges from VND 55,000 to 60,000 per kg. Due to the poor harvest this year, she has to purchase longans from multiple locations in Son La to meet her daily requirement of 3-4 tons for distribution to Hanoi.
