Every year, the country's lychee output reaches about 200,000-250,000 tons, mainly concentrated in Bac Giang, Hai Duong and some other neighboring areas. This year's forecast, output lychee good, consumption is favorable when the stages to export lychees to main markets have been started soon.
Lychee is in good season and of good quality
Sharing with Lao Dong reporter, Mr. Nguyen Tu Nam - Deputy Head of General Economics Department, Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee - said that the province's lychee growing area in 2023 will increase by about 1,400 hectares, this year the total lychee area of the province will increase by about 1,400 hectares. The province reached 29,700 hectares; Output is expected to reach over 180,000 tons.
Mr. Nguyen Van Ha - a lychee farmer in Tan Yen district (Bac Giang), said that early ripe lychees have been harvested for nearly a week now and have begun to be sold on the market. After the early ripening of lychees (ending in the next 3 weeks), the main lychee harvest will begin, expected to start from June 10 and last until July 30, 2023.
In addition to the "basket" of lychee in Bac Giang, Hai Duong province also has an area of Thanh Ha lychee famous for its delicious taste at home and abroad. The lychee output of the entire Hai Duong province is estimated at over 60,000 tons, mainly concentrated in Thanh Ha district.
According to Thanh Ha District People's Committee, in addition to the domestic market, Thanh Ha lychees are exported to many foreign markets such as Japan, America, Australia, England, China...
Currently, lychee is also grown in many northern provinces and has quite good quality.
Mr. Ha Van Thi (Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh) shared: This year the lychees ripen early, have been harvested and the quality of the lychees is very good and beautiful.
Ready to export fabric to major markets
Mr. Hoang Trung - Director of the Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), emphasized: Lychee is exported to many countries and territories, especially exported to the Chinese market every year. yearly reaches about 80,000-120,000 tons.
According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang province, in 2023, in addition to 84,000 tons of lychee consumed in the domestic market (accounting for about 46.7% of total output, down 15.2% compared to 2022), Bac Giang province also has... Plan to consume 96,000 tons for export to other countries (accounting for about 53.3% of total output, an increase of 15.2% compared to 2022).
The export market focuses mainly on the traditional market of China and countries and regions such as Europe (EU), America, Australia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia and some other countries. Southeast Asian countries, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and some countries in the Middle East...
To increase the amount of lychee exported to the US, leaders of Bac Giang province discussed with Mr. Nguyen Dinh Phu - Chairman of the Vietnamese Businessmen Association in the US (honorary representative of Bac Giang in the US) to prepare for participation. Attend an online lychee conference in the US and connect to promote and promote lychee consumption in this market for the 2023 season.
According to Mr. Hoang Trung, currently, the US and Australia are two markets that require lychees to be treated with irradiation. The Australian market has many advantages, as irradiation and fabric packaging are done right at the Hanoi Irradiation Center. Currently, the US market only accepts two facilities in Ho Chi Minh City and Long An that are qualified for irradiation and packaging.
To support lychee growers, the Plant Protection Department worked with APHIS, Global Food Import-Export Joint Stock Company and Hanoi Irradiation Center to install and add additional equipment to make this facility recognized. Qualified for irradiation and packaging of lychees for export to the US. It is expected that around the end of May 2023, the irradiation line control equipment set at the request of the US will be transferred to Vietnam.
For the Chinese market, in 2023, export consumption is expected to increase compared to 2022.
Regarding the Japanese market, this year, Japan has returned to the form of sending experts to Vietnam to directly supervise export lychee batches. This also supports the export of fabric to this market more conveniently and effectively.
"The Plant Protection Department has coordinated with relevant units to monitor and re-inspect the entire treatment plant in Bac Giang and Hai Duong provinces" - Mr. Hoang Trung said.
