The first batch of Hai Duong province’s Thanh Ha lychees exported to Australia by air this year has officially appeared on Australian supermarket shelves.

Talking to VietNamNet online newspaper, Hoang Thi Thuy Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the Thanh Ha district People's Committee, reported that Thanh Hà lychees are being sold at the Australian Market Place supermarket. The fruit is sold at 34.99 AUD (23.3 USD) per kg.

Last year, Vietnamese lychees imported by air into Australia were sold for about 400,000 VND (16.3 USD) - 500,000 VND per kg. Meanwhile, lychees shipped by sea were sold at about 260,000 VND per kg.

Red Dragon Co., Ltd. exported the first batch of Thanh Ha lychees to the Australian market via air on May 14.

Mai Xuan Thin, director of the company, said that the exported lychees were purchased from a number of farms in the Ha Dong area of the district. The products meet VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards, he added.

After the first batch, the business plans to continue to purchase 10-15 tonnes per day for export during the harvest season.

The district’s lychees are also being exported to China, said Ha.

Source: VNA