Vietnamese lychees enter Thai market
According to Central Group Vietnam, the Luc Ngan lychee is being sold at Tops Supermarkets and the C…According to Central Group Vietnam, the Luc Ngan lychee is being sold at Tops Supermarkets and the Central Food Hall chain in Bangkok, at a listed price of THB299 per kg.
Director of the Bac Giang provincial Department of Industry and Trade, Tran Quang Tan, said that Luc Ngan lychees have been exported to more than 30 countries across the world, with Thailand being the latest market that Central Group Vietnam has successfully entered into.
This is good news for Vietnamese lychee growers as Thailand is one of the five largest lychee exporters in the world and has had great success in brand building, marketing and export of local farm produce, Tan noted.
According to a report by the Bac Giang provincial People's Committee, the province has nearly 30,000 ha reserved for growing lychees. The total volume of lychees is estimated at 100,000 tonnes in 2017, equivalent to 70% of 2016, including 40,000 tonnes meeting VietGAP standards and 1,600 tonnes meeting GlobalGAP standards. Bac Giang expects to export and domestically consume 50,000 tonnes of lychees in 2017.