They are Malaysian originated purple custard apple and Thailand custard apple grown in Huyen Son and Nghia Phuong communes.

The purple custard apples have good looking and sweet taste.

According to Phuong Minh Hien in Lien Khuyen village, Huyen Son commune, he asked for the seeds of purple custard apple from his friends in 2019 then piloted to grow 150 seedlings. His family is one of three first households to grow this variety in Huyen Son.

This year is the first harvest season of the purple custard apple which is purple in color, smaller than the traditional fruits (about 6 fruits per kg) with signature flavour and sweet taste.

“Though the first year productivity is 25 percent lower, the purple custard apple is sold at 1.5 time higher price than normal variety, about 65,000 – 70,000 VND per kg. Many customers called me to place orders but I fail to supply all,” Hien said.

After two years, Thailand custard apple tree bears sweet fruits.

Besides, the farmers in Ky Son village, Nghia Phuong commune and traders surprised at big Thailand custard apples (0.5 – 0.8kg per fruit) on local area which is sold at 70,000 VND per kg, nearly doubling that of traditional fruit.

Thailand and Malaysian purple custard apples are two new varieties piloted in Bac Giang under strict monitoring of the competent agencies with potential advantages.

2021 lychee harvest brings revenue of over VND6.8 trillion to Bac Giang

Lychee production has brought revenue of VND6.8 trillion (US$96 million) to farmers in the northern province of Bac Giang with this year’s fruit crop, as announced the provincial People’s Committee.

Dong Nai promotes consumption of over 100 tonnes of Bac Giang lychee

The Department of Market Management of southern Dong Nai province said that it has coordinated with other units in the province to support the consumption of 110 tonnes of Bac Giang lychees.

Vice Chairman of provincial People’s Committee Phan The Tuan: Lychee crop 2021 – Opportunities from difficulties

(BGO)- The lychee crop has basically ended now. Amid numerous difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, with the attention of the Government, ministries, central agencies and localities, Bac Giang province has made efforts to have a sweet lychee crop. Bac Giang Newspaper interviewed Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Phan The Tuan on this issue.

Vietnamese lychee reach UK consumers

The last fruit in a two-tonne batch of lychee which TT Meridian Ltd imported for the first time officially under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) were distributed to supermarkets and customers in the UK on the evening of June 30 (UK time).