More than 160,000 tons of Bac Giang lychees are about to hit the market

According to information from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bac Giang province, in 2022, Bac Giang province will continue to maintain an area of ​​​​28,300 hectares of lychee cultivation with an estimated output of over 160,000 tons. from May 20 to June 20, the main season is expected from June 10 to July 20, 2022.

In which, 15,400 hectares of safe litchi according to VietGAP standards with an output of about 112,900 tons; lychee production meets GlobalGAP standards with an area of ​​82 hectares, an output of 1,000 tons.

Up to now, Bac Giang province maintains production of 18 planting area codes with an area of ​​218 hectares; output of 1,600 tons for export to EU and US markets; continue to direct 30 planting area codes, area 219.45 ha, output 1,800 tons for export to the Japanese market; maintains 149 growing area codes and 300 packaging facilities eligible to export to China with an output of about 95,000 tons.

With the expected harvest as above, Bac Giang province has issued a plan to organize events and activities to promote consumption of lychee and key agricultural products, especially in 2022.

Accordingly, it is expected that at the end of March, a conference “Connecting trade, promoting consumption of lychee and products with potential and advantages of the province to the US market in 2022” will be organized in the form of direct connection. online fit.

In mid-May, the lychee export ceremony will be held soon for export to the US and Japan markets. Along with that, Bac Giang province also organizes a series of events and conferences to promote consumption of lychee and key agricultural products, typical of Bac Giang province in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces in May and June.

In 2021, despite being heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, Bac Giang lychee is considered a good season and a good price. Total production of lychee consumed reached 215,852 tons (an increase of over 50,850 tons, equivalent to an increase of 30.8% in production compared to 2020). The selling price has always remained stable from the beginning to the end of the crop, the average price of the whole crop is 19,800 VND/kg. Total revenue from lychee and ancillary services is estimated at 6,821 billion VND.