“Golden time” for Vietnam’s lychee exports coming: experts
July marks the end of the lychee season in China but the main harvest in Vietnam. Therefore, domestic firms are advised to optimise this opportunity to boost exports to the neighbouring country.
Hanoi (VNA) – July marks the endof the lychee season in China but the main harvest in Vietnam. Therefore,domestic firms are advised to optimise this opportunity to boost exports to theneighbouring country.
Vietnamese exporters will face less competition inthe market if the shipments are made from this month, said Dang Phuc Nguyen,Secretary General of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association.
Vietnam’s lychee exports to China are expected torise sharply this year thanks to the neighbour’s reopening, he said,noting that apart from product quality, it is necessary to facilitate visalicencing and travelling of Chinese traders in order to boost the delivery.
Both the northern provinces of Hai Duong and BacGiang, Vietnam's lychee hubs, have been preparing for the harvest. Thisyear, the country’s combined lychee output is expected to reach 330,000 tonnes.
Vietnam’s lychee exports to China are expected to rise sharply this year. (Photo: VNA)
However, high logistics costs and issues regardingplant quarantine and customs clearance remain concerns among lychee exporters.
Given this, lychee growing localities have proposed theVietnamese trade office in China hold working sessions with relevant Chineseagencies to speed up customs clearance, thus easing congestion at border gates,while helping them seek Chinese partners.
According to Nguyen Huu Quan, a representative of theVietnamese trade office in China's Nanning, after the country relaxed COVID-19restrictions, a number of its border localities, including Guangxi province,has flexibly adjusted pandemic prevention and control measures during customsclearance.
Quan also pointed out that border gates and roads leading to them from Vietnam are being upgraded, causing the risk of goodscongestion, especially in Lang Son province.
He, therefore, suggested enterprises get updates onthe situation at border gates to hold negotiations with their partners, thusminimising losses caused by the congestion.
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Vietnam’s lychee exports to China are expected to rise sharply this year. (Photo: VNA) 
