Chinese traders came to buy lychee; the prices of lychee were sky-high in Vietnam

On the morning of May 18, Mr. Tran Van Cong in Tan Yen district (Luc Ngan, Bac Giang) carried a basket of more than 1 quintal of lychees to sell. After several discussions with traders, he settled on a price of 70,000 VND/kg. Mr. Cong said that his family has been picking and selling rose lychees for more than a week now. The price of this fruit increases every day. Yesterday, first-class goods like his were sold for nearly 60,000 VND/kg, previously the price was only 40,000-45,000 VND. “This year, the main lychee crop was almost completely lost, while the u rose lychee yield was quite good. My house has 2 hectares, fortunately half of the area is planted with rose bushes, so this season is okay because the selling price is very high," he said. The owner of a lychee purchasing warehouse in Luc Ngan (Bac Giang) admitted that the price of this fruit is increasing day by day. In particular, Chinese traders come to Bac Giang to buy lychees to bring home, so this item is "as expensive ...