Attending at the connecting point of the Provincial Convention Center, the delegates of the Central Committee included comrades: Nguyen Ngoc Bao - Chairman of the Vietnam Cooperative Union; Do Thang Hai - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade; Le Quoc Doanh - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen Hoang Giang - Deputy Minister of Science and Technology; Pham Duc Long - Deputy Minister of Information and Communications; Vu Tien Nam - Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association; representatives of a number of specialized units under ministries, branches and central agencies.

Representatives of Bac Giang province included comrades: Le Anh Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Lam Thi Huong Thanh - Standing Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Phan The Tuan - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of departments, agencies, departments and branches of the province.

At domestic and international demand points, there are representatives of the Vietnamese Trade Counselor; representatives of leaders of People's Committees of provinces and cities; representatives of functional agencies, local fruit import and export associations, retail groups, supermarket system of domestic and foreign businesses and traders.

Highest quality lychee ever

According to the report of the Provincial People's Committee, in 2022, the weather is favorable, so the lychee tree will flower and bear fruit at the rate of 70-90%. The area of ​​lychee in the whole province maintains 28,300 hectares, the output is estimated at 180 thousand tons, down about 40,000 tons compared to 2021. In which, early ripening lychee is 6,750 hectares, the output is estimated at 60 thousand tons; The main lychee crop covers an area of ​​21,250 ha, the output is estimated at 120 thousand tons.

The area of ​​lychee production according to VietGAP standards is 15,200 ha, accounting for 54% of the total area of ​​the province, the output is estimated at 112,900 tons, accounting for 62.7% of the total lychee production; The production area for export to the US and Australian markets covers an area of ​​218 hectares, the output is estimated at 1 thousand tons; The lychee production area for the Japanese market covers an area of ​​269.45 hectares, with an estimated output of 1,800 tons.

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan The Tuan said that this year, the weather is favorable, with prolonged cold and regular rain, so lychee grows and develops well; Along with strict control of planting area codes, the quality of lychee is the highest ever.

Regarding the consumption market, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan The Tuan emphasized that Bac Giang province always attaches importance to all markets including domestic and export. Therefore, right from the beginning of the year, the Provincial People's Committee has soon issued a plan to promote lychee consumption so that branches and localities can take the initiative in production, trade promotion, and lychee consumption connection.

For the domestic market, from the very beginning of the lychee crop, it has been connected to the retail distribution system at large supermarkets such as: Megamart, GO!, Coopmart, wholesale fruit markets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, markets in the central provinces, the Central Highlands throughout the country.

For the export market, Bac Giang province continues to maintain exports of fresh lychees and processed lychees. The Chinese market is still identified as a traditional market with many years of cooperation. In addition to continuing to export to markets such as the United States, EU, Japan, Korea, Australia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore... Bac Giang also expands lychee export markets to the Middle East, Thailand, Canada...

Bac Giang province is also interested in innovating consumption methods, combining traditional sales methods and promoting lychee consumption on domestic and international e-commerce platforms; promoting activities of introducing and consuming lychee on social networks, Fanpages, Face book, Zalo...

Up to now, there have been many businesses registered to purchase Bac Giang lychee, including many domestic and foreign traders such as China, Japan, Korea, the US, and Southeast Asian countries, EU, Thailand...

Continue to care and support lychee consumption

With the expectation to welcome more domestic and foreign businesses and traders to Bac Giang province to survey, visit, supervise and purchase and consume lychee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan The Tuan hopes wants ministries, branches and central agencies to continue to pay attention and support Bac Giang province to deploy drying and processing technology so that after processing lychee fruit retains its flavor, color and quality to serve domestic and foreign markets. Directing media agencies to provide objective, honest and comprehensive information on the situation of lychee harvest and consumption in Bac Giang province...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development continues to support and guide Bac Giang province to carry out the production and processing of agricultural products and lychees to meet the requirements as prescribed by the General Administration of Customs of China. Coordinate and guide Bac Giang province to implement the production process, quality control and traceability, growing area code to ensure food safety conditions; information on technical barriers and conditions and standards to meet export requirements of lychee to foreign markets.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is interested in, supporting, introducing and connecting domestic and foreign lychee import-export businesses and traders to Bac Giang province to learn, cooperate, and consume fresh lychees and processed lychee products; supporting and promoting Bac Giang lychee consumption on domestic and foreign e-commerce platforms.

Media agencies, press agencies of the Central, localities of Vietnam, China and other countries around the world continue to support Bac Giang province in information, promotion and advertising of lychee consumption on mass media; disseminate and widely inform domestic and foreign consumers about lychee products - a specialty of Bac Giang province, world-famous for its quality, distinctive flavor, ensuring products are clean, safe and nutritious, with clear traceability and safe from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trade centers, supermarket chains, wholesale markets, businesses, traders trading agricultural products, lychee soon connect, discuss and sign association contracts with businesses, cooperatives and groups households producing and consuming lychee products in Bac Giang province. Timely recommend to the authorities of Bac Giang province the difficulties and obstacles in the process of purchasing, consuming, and exporting lychee...

Discussing at the connecting points, the delegates focused on issues such as: Creating favorable conditions for lychee customs clearance; put lychee for consumption on e-commerce sites; fabric consumption in domestic and foreign supermarket systems; cooperation in exporting lychee to China…

Here, representatives of local fruit and vegetable import and export associations, retail groups, supermarket systems of domestic and foreign businesses and traders committed to promoting lychee consumption at store shelves with reasonable price and outstanding quality of lychee.../.