A Vietnamese Lychee Week is taking place in London from June 17 to 24 to promote the tropical fruit to UK consumers, drawing interest from both the Vietnamese community and local residents.
A Vietnamese Lychee Week is taking place in London from June 17 to 24 to promote the tropical fruit to UK consumers, drawing interest from both the Vietnamese community and local residents.
Lục Ngạn District in Bắc Giang Province, known as “the capital of lychee”, will host the “Lục Ngạn Lychee – The Quintessence of Vietnamese Fruit” festival from 6 to 7 June.
Saigon Co.op has signed an agreement with Toàn Thắng Bắc Giang Agricultural Production and Service Cooperative to buy and distribute Lục Ngạn lychee through its more than 800 sales points across the country.
Besides the domestic consumption, Bắc Giang has increased the lychee export to many markets, including the US, Japan, EU, Australia and Canada, according to the Department of Industry and Trade of Bắc Giang Province.
The wholesale price of the Vietnamese fruit at Costco stores in Adelaide city is 18.99 AUD per kilo, while the retail price via electronic platforms in Sydney and Melbourne is about 35 AUD per kilo.
This surge is attributed to adverse weather conditions that significantly reduced Bắc Giang’s lychee output, which now stands at nearly 100,000 tonnes, around half of last year''s production.
Due to crop failure, it is estimated that the whole season''s output of this year only reach about 40,000 to 45,000 tonnes, compared to 70,000 tonnes of previous year.