Early-ripening lychee harvesting season in full swing
Tan Yen district in the northern province of Bac Giang dubbed Vietnam's “Lychee Kingdom” is now ready to sell lychee to traders across the country, as the harvesting season is in full swing.
Many traders have flocked to Tan Yen in order to purchase the juicy fruit.
Each motorbike can carry around 100kg to 130kg.
To ensure product quality, Tan Yen has maintained the cultivation area under VietGap standards, and developed a 10-ha production area under GlobalGAP standards.
Since early June, businesses and cooperatives have come to Tan Yen to scope out its lychee farming.
Ngo Van Cuong of Quat Du 2 Village in Tan Yen district has 1.2 hectares of land under lychee cultivation that meet GlobalGap standards for export.
Nguyen Van Hien of Phuc Hoa commune in Tan Yen district owns a garden spanning area of 8,000 square metres which fully meets VietGap standards.
Thanks to favourable weather this year, local lychee growers have seen a bumper crop.
Each kologram of lychee costs between VND28,000 and 35,000 (roughly US$1.5).
This year, Tan Yen district is home to 1,340 hectares of “thieu” lychee, with an estimated output of 15,500 tonnes, including 5,000 tonnes meeting requirements for export.
The harvesting season of Tan Yen’s early-ripening lychee is from May 25 to June 25.
China is known to be the main consumer of early-ripening lychee of Tan Yen.
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