Vietnamese seedless lychees sold in the UK cost the equivalent of 480,000 - 540,000 VND.

On June 16, the first batch of seedless lychees from Vietnam was introduced to the UK market, becoming the fourth Vietnamese specialty fruit, after Tan Lac red grapefruit, Dien Yen Thuy grapefruit and Cao Phong orange (Hoa Binh), to be officially exported to this demanding market this year.

Seedless lychees are exported to the UK market.

The above seedless lychee batch was grown by Ho Guom-Song Am High-Tech Agriculture Limited Company in Ngoc Lac (Thanh Hoa) and imported to the UK by TT Meridian Company.

TT Meridian is a business specializing in distributing lychees and Vietnamese agricultural products in the UK.

Mr. Thai Tran, CEO of TT Meridian, said that although the retail price of seedless lychee is around 16-18 pounds/kg (about 480,000-540,000 VND) and 3-4 pounds higher than regular lychee, the company still decided to test importing this specialty fruit to assess market demand, after having quality test results showing that the product has the characteristic sweet taste of lychee, juicy, crispy flesh and especially seedless, suitable for British and European consumers.

If the quality and price of Vietnamese seedless lychees are well received by the UK market, TT Meridian will import about 1 ton of fruit per week during June and July, the lychee season in Vietnam.

To maintain the quality of the lychee, this batch of seedless lychees was harvested and packaged in Ngoc Lac (Thanh Hoa) on the evening of June 14 and kept cold for 36-48 hours. The shipment completed quarantine procedures at Noi Bai airport and was transported on a direct flight from Hanoi to London of Vietnam Airlines to London on the afternoon of June 15 local time. The goods were then cleared through customs and arrived at TT Meridian's warehouse on the morning of June 16.

The above batch of seedless lychees was grown by Ho Guom-Song Am High-Tech Agriculture Company Limited in Ngoc Lac (Thanh Hoa) and imported to the UK by TT Meridian Company.

Seedless lychee is a variety imported from abroad. When ripe, the lychee is bright red, the flesh is juicy, crispy, and has a rich sweet taste. The advantages of this lychee variety are reduced care, no stem borer, good preservation, and high economic value. Starting from the 4th year, the tree can be harvested.

The product has the characteristic sweetness of lychee, juicy, crispy flesh and is especially seedless, suitable for British and European consumers.

According to Thanh Hoa Province's Electronic Information Portal, Ngoc Lac seedless litchi is produced according to VietGAP and GlobalGAP processes, has organic certification, and meets export standards to Japan, Canada, Europe, etc.

Ripe lychee has bright red color, crispy flesh, light and sweet taste, the fruit skin does not burn when exposed to sunlight and is easy to preserve.

This is a lychee variety imported from Japan, selected and tested by Ho Guom-Song Am High-Tech Agriculture Limited Company in collaboration with the Agricultural Genetics Institute since 2019 in Ngoc Lac district on an area of ​​about 30 hectares.

This is the first year lychee has been harvested with an estimated yield of more than 20 tons.

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