Lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district, northern Bac Giang province, is expected to soon become one of the most choosy markets in the world - Japan - marking a major step in Vietnamese agricultural products reaching out to the globe.
Thieu lychee distinguishes itself from other varieties with spherical shape; bright, thin and red peel; thick, white, sweet and juicy flesh; and small seed. |
Hong Van An, 68, in Chu town, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, has nearly 40 years of experience in planting lychee. |
Bac Giang will grow 15,000 ha of Thieu lychees under VietGAP standards this year and 80 ha under GlobalGAP standards for shipment to Europe. |
The province has zoned off 103 ha with an estimated yield of about 600 tonnes for export to Japan. |
Luc Ngan’s Thieu lychee has been exported to the US for three years. |
According to An, harvesting is the hardest time of the season. |
2020 is set to be the first year the fruit enters Japan. |
Source: VNA