Several large supermarket chains have pledged to support the consumption of lychees as the fruit enters the harvest season in the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Hai Duong, the two biggest growers of the fruit in the country.
The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) will buy 500-700 tonnes of thieu lychees, a unique fruit grown in the northern province of Bac Giang’s Luc Ngan District, this year, 25 per cent more than in 2018.
The Central Group Viet Nam has shipped the first batch of fresh thieu lychees to Thailand from the northern province of Bac Giang''s Luc Ngan District.
