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Many traders have flocked to Tan Yen in order to purchase the juicy fruit.
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Each motorbike can carry around 100kg to 130kg.
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To ensure product quality, Tan Yen has maintained the cultivation area under VietGap standards, and developed a 10-ha production area under GlobalGAP standards.
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Since early June, businesses and cooperatives have come to Tan Yen to scope out its lychee farming.
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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.
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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.
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Thanks to favourable weather this year, local lychee growers have seen a bumper crop.
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Each kologram of lychee costs between VND28,000 and 35,000 (roughly US$1.5). 
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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.
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The harvesting season of Tan Yen’s early-ripening lychee is from May 25 to June 25.
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China is known to be the main consumer of early-ripening lychee of Tan Yen.

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