Vietnam: Lychee growers in Bac Giang are worried about crop failure

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Published Mar 29, 2024

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Bac Giang province in Vietnam is experiencing a severe lychee crop failure this year, with production estimated to drop by 50% to around 100,000 tons due to unusually warm winter weather affecting the flowering rate of lychee trees. This unprecedented situation has significantly impacted the main-season lychee varieties, which make up the bulk of the region's cultivation, while early lychee varieties were less affected. The crop failure has raised concerns among local farmers and authorities, as lychees are a key agricultural product for the area.

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This year, many main lychee growers in Bac Giang province are worried about crop failure because the trees have few flowers. Bac Giang province authorities estimate lychee output to decrease by 50% compared to last year. Looking at the lychee garden with only buds but no flowers, old farmer Ngo Van Hung in Thanh Hai commune (Luc Ngan district) was sad. Mr. Hung shared that this year, his lychee garden failed. The entire lychee garden did not bloom. His family's lychee growing area is about 2 hectares. He did the same techniques for taking care of lychee trees, fertilizing, and circling the trees as in previous years, but the whole lychee garden still could not flower, due to adverse weather. "I have had experience growing lychees for nearly 30 years, but I have never had a crop failure like this year," Mr. Hung said. Mr. Ngo Van Lien, Director of Thanh Hai Agricultural Cooperative (Thanh Hai commune, Luc Ngan district) added that in the cooperative there are 16 members growing ...

Source: 24h newspaper