China: Warm winter pushes down this year's litchi output, leading to a price hike

Published 2024년 5월 28일

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Guangdong province is experiencing a significant decrease in litchi output, with a projected decrease of 51 percent in this year's harvest, resulting in a price hike in western Guangdong markets. This trend is nationwide, with a predicted 42.5 percent decrease in China's litchi production. The cause is attributed to warm winter weather and continuous extreme weather, following a year of high litchi production in Guangdong. The National Litchi Longan Industrial Technology System has recommended the cultivation of more temperature-resistant litchi varieties and the use of advanced technology to strengthen and manage litchi trees. The Guangdong Meteorological Service and Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have launched a Litchi Meteorological Service Center to provide specialized meteorological services to local litchi growers. Additionally, litchi growers are emphasizing the importance of efficient planting management, soil improvement, and disease and insect prevention for a good harvest.

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The output of litchi in Guangdong province, one of its major production bases, is predicted to hit 876,400 metric tons this year, down 51 percent year-on-year. That has led to a price hike in markets in the western part of Guangdong. Litchi prices in the city of Maoming have risen by between 30 percent and more than 100 percent compared with last year. Litchi from western Guangdong usually ripens earlier than fruit from other places. Chen Houbin, a chief scientist with the National Litchi Longan Industrial Technology System, said the predicted output of litchi across the country this year will be 1.78 million tons, down 42.5 percent from the previous year. The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is projected to harvest about 410,000 tons of litchi this year, a year-on-year reduction of 59 percent, while Hainan province is expected to produce about 200,000 tons, a year-on-year drop of 15 percent. Chen, also a researcher at South China Agricultural University, attributed the reduction ...

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