Hanoi (VNA) – Luc Ngan lychees from the northernprovince of Bac Giang were officially put up for sale at Central Retail’s Tops Food Hall supermarketat CentralwOrld shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 12.
Earlier, a batch of three tonnes of Luc Ngan lychees wereexported by Central Retail to Thailand on July 10.
They are now sold at 259 THB per box, or 173,000 VND (7.5 USD)per kg.
On May 16, Central Retail Vietnam and the Bac Giang provincial People’sCommittee signed a cooperation agreement on lychee consumption this year,towards consuming about 300 tonnes.
Luc Ngan lychees were exported to Thailand forthe first time on June 30, 2017. The fruit has since then become popular in thecountry.
Lycheeis grown in many localities in Vietnam, mostly in the North, with Bac Giangknown as the country's lychee growing hub.
The province harvested 199,500 tonnes of lychee in 2022 and earned nearly 6.8trillion VND from lychee sales and support services, according to theprovincial People’s Committee.
Bac Giang lychee has affirmed its brand and value in many countries andterritories around the world with 75,900 tonnes shipped abroad, making up38.1% of the accumulative sales./.