Nearly 180,000 tons of lychee are about to hit the market

Lychee harvest in Bac Giang, Hai Duong and Hung Yen has begun, with an estimated output of 180,000 tons, down from last year, but improved quality has caused prices to increase slightly.

Early season lychees are sold at a Hanoi vegetable and fruit store (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) for 70,000 VND/kg.

Mr. Tran Quang Tan - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang province, said that this year the total lychee output of the whole province is estimated at 130,000 tons, down 65,000 tons compared to last year due to unfavorable weather, of which early-ripening lychee is estimated at 23,000 tons, main-season lychee is 107,000 tons.

In particular, according to Mr. Tan, more than 200 households in Luc Ngan district were granted 15 lychee growing area codes with 158 hectares according to GlobalGAP standards by the US.

The entire lychee growing area is grown and cared for under strict supervision of the production process. The expected output is about 1,000 tons, qualified for export to the US, Australia, EU...

Meanwhile, according to Mr. Ngo Ba Dinh - Vice Chairman of Thanh Ha District People's Committee (Hai Duong Province), lychee output in the district reached about 25,000 tons, down 3,000 tons compared to last year.

Although the yield is lower, the quality of lychee this year is higher than last year. Currently, the price of early lychee purchased at the garden ranges from 35,000-48,000 VND/kg.

To avoid the situation of lychee harvests losing value, provincial leaders said they have carried out trade promotion in Lao Cai, and will soon connect with Lang Son, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi so that lychee output is not blocked, and at the same time, promote exports to more markets.

In the Ho Chi Minh City market, lychees are currently very rare, only available sporadically at some specialty stores on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Pham Van Hai Market... Traders said the selling price is quite high, from 70,000-90,000 VND/kg, even some places sell it for 120,000 VND/kg but there is not much stock.

According to TTO