Vietnam becomes second largest exporter of lychees
Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of lychees in the world, accounting for 19 per cent of the global market share, according to the International Society for Horticultural Science.
Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of lychees in the world, accounting for 19 per cent of the global market share, according to the International Society for Horticultural Science.
The world's largest exporter was Madagascar, followed by Vietnam, China, Thailand and South Africa.
Vietnamese lychees have brand protection in China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Singapore, Laos and Cambodia.
Vietnam has had 18 lychee growing regions receiving plantation region codes from the US Department of Agriculture while 36 other regions have reached export standards to ship to China this year. - VNA
Gardeners in Luc Ngan district, northern Bac Giang province, are enjoying early harvest of lychees with over 90,000 tonnes of fruits, up 35,000 tonnes over the same period last.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue called on the Chinese side to facilitate customs clearance of Vietnamese agricultural products, including lychees, while addressing an economic forum in Bac Giang province on June 8.
Thieu lychee, a unique fruit of the northern province of Bac Giang, is expected to record 5.5 trillion VND (240.28 million USD) in value this year if it can retain its current price until the end of the fruit season.
The northern province of Bac Giang has so far sold 191,000 tonnes of lychees for over 5.4 trillion VND (236.8 million USD), according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
Thanh Ha district of northern Hai Duong province is taking steps to conserve and utilise the genetic resource of an almost-200-year-old lychee tree believed to be the origin of the local lychee specialty.
China is current the biggest market for Vietnamese agricultural products, but its demand for fruits and vegetables is still growing, offering a chance for Vietnamese firms to boost even stronger shipments to this country.
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Phu Cu district in the northern province of Hung Yen is home to about 220 hectares of lychee. It is expected to produce 1,080 tonnes of lychee this year.
The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) will buy 500-700 tonnes of thieu lychees, a unique fruit grown in the northern province of Bac Giang’s Luc Ngan District, this year, 25 percent more than in 2018.
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