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Vietnamese seedless lychees now available in UK market

The first batch of Vietnamese seedless lychees arrived in the UK on June 16, becoming the fourth specialty fruit of Vietnam exported via the official channel to the demanding market this year.
Vietnamese seedless lychees now available in UK market ảnh 1Vietnamese seedless lychees (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) - The first batch of Vietnamese seedlesslychees arrived in the UK on June 16, becoming the fourth specialty fruit of Vietnam exported via the official channel to the demanding marketthis year.

The batch was imported by TT Meridian – a distributor of Vietnameselychees and agricultural products in the UK. The seedless lychees were grown inthe north central province of Thanh Hoa’s Ngoc Lac district.

Thai Tran, managing director of the company, said the retailprice of the seedless lychee ranges from 16-18 GBP per kg, 3-4 GBP higher than thenormal one.

If its quality and price are welcomed by the UK market,the company will import about one tonne a week in June and July – the harvestseason of lychees in Vietnam, he noted.

Vietnamese seedless lychees now available in UK market ảnh 2Boxes of Vietnamese seedless lychees imported by TT Meridian. (Photo: VNA)
He said that the company's whole process fromharvesting the fresh fruits at farms in Vietnam to selling them in the UK takes only36 hours.

According to Thanh Hoa’s official portal, Ngoc Lacseedless lychees are produced following VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organicstandards qualified for export to Japan, Canada, and Europe. The fruit whenripen has a bright red colour, with its crispy pulp tasting slightly sweet.This variety, imported from Japan, has been grown across about 30ha in Ngoc Lacby Ho Guom - Song Am High Tech Agriculture Limited Liability Company since 2019. This is itsfirst year of harvest with an estimated output of over 20 tonnes./.
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