Bac Giang looks to boost “Thieu” lychee sales in high-standard markets
The northern province of Bac Giang has been promoting the sales of “Thieu” lychee in domestic and foreign markets, including high-standard ones, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan The Tuan.
Bac Giang looks to boost “Thieu” lychee sales in high-standard markets. (Photo: VNA)
BacGiang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang has been promoting the sales of “Thieu” lychee in domestic and foreign markets,including high-standard ones, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Phan The Tuan.
BacGiang is set to produce 160,000 tonnes of “Thieu” lychee in 2022, including 112,000 tonnes meeting the VietGAP standard and 1,000 tonnes meeting the GlobalGAPstandard.
Thelocality will plant 218 ha of the fruit in 18coded-cultivation areas, aiming to produce 1,600 tonnes for exportto such high-standard markets as the European Union and the US.
It also plans to produce 1,800 tonnes to export to Japan in 30 planting zones granted withcodes; and about 95,000 tonnes in 149 other coded-cultivation areas to ship toChina.
According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the “Thieu” lychee output in 2022 is forecast to exceed the setplan.
The locality’s agriculture sector will focus on monitoring and forecasting the risk of pests and diseases, supervising and managing the cultivation in Thieu” lychee producing areas, especially those for export.
BacGiang will export the first batch of “Thieu” lychee in 2022 to the US and Japanon May 18, and or𓄧ganise a series of events and conferences to promote sales of the specialty fruit and other key products of the locality in May and June.
The province will continue to encourage the application of advanced cultivation techniques for better fruit quality and higher value./.
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Bac Giang looks to boost “Thieu” lychee sales in high-standard markets. (Photo: VNA) 
