The northern province of Bac Giang, a lychee farming hub of Vietnam, plans to export about 50,000 tonnes of “thieu” lychee, or 50 percent of its total output, in 2017, local officials said at a meeting on May 27.
A lychee purchasing centre in Phuc Hoa commune, Tan Yen district of Bac Giang (Photo: VNA)
Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang,a lychee farming hub of Vietnam, plans to export about 50,000 tonnes of “thieu”lychee, or 50 percent of its total output, in 2017, local officials said at ameeting on May 27.
The event, aimed to promote lychee sales, wasattended by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh,representatives of the northern border provinces of Lang Son and Lao Cai,officials of Chinese localities importing lychees, and domestic and foreignlychee traders.
Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang People’sCommittee Duong Van Thai said this year, the province continues to focus itslychee export to traditional markets, especially China. It will increase theexport volume to the US, the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Australiawhile expanding shipments to the Middle East, Thailand and Canada.
In the domestic market, the fruit will be soldmainly in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces.
However, he noted, abnormal weather conditionslike prolonged heat waves and late cold spells affected the growth of lycheetrees, making the rate of fruits fall by about 40 percent from 2016 to some100,000 tonnes.
The output of lychees under VietGAP andGlobalGAP standards in the province is about 40,000 tonnes and 1,600 tonnes,respectively. Notably, there have been 218ha of lychee trees granted codes bythe US, Thai added.
At the meeting, officials of Lang Son and LaoCai provinces, which border China, pledged the best possible conditions for BacGiang’s lychee export to China. They promised the customs clearance time willbe within 20 minutes.
Fang Dong, deputy head of Hekou county inChina’s Yunnan province, spoke highly of the quality and appearance of BacGiang’s lychees, which have become popular among Chinese consumers.
Bac Giang officials also vowed to givefavourable conditions and ensure security for traders to purchase and process thelocal lychees.-VNA
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A lychee purchasing centre in Phuc Hoa commune, Tan Yen district of Bac Giang (Photo: VNA) 
