Vietnam farmers enjoy lychee export price surge

Tons of fresh mangoes will be hitting Australian shelves from this month.

Vietnam's fruit and vegetables exports are becoming a major revenue stream.

Countries like the U.S. and Australia are developing a taste for Vietnamese fruit.

Vietnamese lychee farmers and traders have turned to new export markets to find higher prices and more stable demand.

Fruit farmers are still looking to the northern neigbor as their main export market.

Australia has spared Vietnamese lychee growers from traveling a long way to export their fruit to its market.

Unlike previous years, Vietnamese lychees are fetching a tasty price at the moment, putting a smile on the faces of local farmers in the northeastern province of Bac Giang.

Today, throughout Vietnam, the prevailing image was fermented rice and lychees as the country celebrated ‘Tet Doan Ngo’: the national pest killing day.

Vietnam’s lychees have broken into overseas markets such as Australia, the U.S. and Japan, but it’s still difficult for local firms to export their fruit due to complicated inspection procedures.

Although Vietnam has opened up new export markets for its lychees to reduce its reliance on China, growers are still saving the pick of the bunch for traders from the northern neighbor.

Almond jelly with lychee (che khuc bach) has been a popular treat for food lovers as well as conquered menus of Hanoi, Saigon food stores. Its perfect balance of lychee, creamy jelly and almonds gives street food lovers a taste of summer.