Vietnam's initial export of this season's lychee crop heads to Japan.
Hài Duong Province Kicks Off Thanh Há Lychee Season with Export to Japan
Hài Duong, Vietnam - The People's Committee of Hài Duong Province inaugurated the 2025 Thanh Há lychee season on Friday, marking the export of the first batch of this year's Thanh Há lychees to Japan.
At the opening ceremony, Tràn Văn Quân, vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee, underscored the importance of ensuring safe and quality production while focusing on trade, promotion, and market connection. Immediately following the ceremony, the People's Committee of Thanh Há District, in coordination with enterprises, exported the initial batch to Japan.
Thanh Há lychee, a key agricultural product grown primarily in Thanh Há district, accounts for approximately 3,300 hectares of the province's total 8,800 hectares of lychee orchards. The 2025 harvest season spans from late May to June, with an expected yield of around 60,000 tonnes, including 32,500 tonnes of early lychee and 27,500 tonnes of main-season lychee. Thanh Há district alone is projected to harvest about 38,000 tonnes.
The province has secured numerous certifications, including 198 planting area codes and 16 packing facility codes, to support export quality and traceability. Moreover, over 70 lychee growing zones have been certified with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards.
In addition to the traditional market of China, which consumes about 15,000 - 20,000 tonnes of Thanh Há lychee, the fruit is now exported to high-end markets such as the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. According to estimates, over 45,000 tonnes of lychee will be exported in 2025, with Major Vietnamese companies like Ameii Vietnam and Red Dragon signing purchasing agreements with local cooperatives to meet international market demands.
Strict adherence to product quality and sugar content is maintained to cater to the specific demands of each market. Packaging involves using plastic trays or foam boxes with logos and traceability labels, and lychees are trimmed at the stem according to export guidelines.
Delegates participate in harvesting lychee. - VNA/VNS Photo
Trade promotion activities are actively organized, including the Thanh Há lychee harvest opening ceremony and trade promotion conferences that involve domestic and foreign partners, including Vietnam’s commercial counselors abroad. Administrative procedures and logistics have also been streamlined to facilitate export processes.
- Tràn Văn Quân emphasized the importance of ensuring safe and high-quality production focusing on trade, promotion, and market connections for Thanh Há lychees.
- The 2025 Thanh Há lychee harvest season, spanning from late May to June, is projected to yield around 60,000 tonnes, with a significant portion being exported to high-end markets such as the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
- Ameii Vietnam and Red Dragon, major Vietnamese companies, have signed purchasing agreements with local cooperatives to meet international market demands for Thanh Há lychees.
- In addition to product quality and sugar content, packaging for Thanh Há lychees involves the use of logos and traceability labels, while adhering to specific demands of each market, such as using plastic trays or foam boxes and trimming at the stem according to export guidelines.
