At the meeting, the representative of Dragonberry Produce reported on the export of lychee to North America in 2025 while recommending some plans for investment cooperation and market expansion for export of lychee starting from 2026 and coming years.

PPC Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh hosts the working session with Dragonberry Produce.

In July 2025, Dragonberry Produce, one of the leading premium farm produce importers in North America, continued its campaign to distribute lychee in the US market through major supermarket chains like Safeway. At the same time, Vietnamese lychee also made its debut on the shelves of Costo, the largest retail chain in the US.

This year, Bac Ninh has 29,700 hectares of lychee including 8,000 hectares of early ripen lychee and other 21,700 hectares of main crop lychee. There were more production areas following VietGAP and GlobalGAP.

PPC Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh speaks at the meeting.

The lychee productivity reached over 205,000 tonnes, a sharp increase against the previous year. The consumption of lychee was strongly promoted.

Bac Ninh lychee was exported to high demanding markets such as Europe and US and sold in big supermarket networks including Safeway, Costco, Selgros, Rungis Market and among others.

The representative of Dragonberry Produce at the working session.

Speaking at the working session, PPC Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh stressed Bac Ninh province always welcomes and supports businesses to seek investment opportunities in the province.

He urged related departments and agencies to closely collaborate and facilitate Dragonberry Produce in conducting surveys and completing necessary procedures.

Besides, they need to build lychee growing areas that meet VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards together with management of planting area codes to meet requirements of the North American market.

PPC Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh presents PPC Chairman’s certificate of merit to Amy Nguyen, Chairman and Founder of Dragonberry Produce.

The provincial People’s Committee expected that the cooperation with Dragonberry will open new opportunities, help to affirm the trademark of Bac Ninh lychee internationally, generate higher income for farmers and foster the province’s sustainable agricultural development.

On this occasion, PPC Vice Chairman Pham Van Thinh presented PPC Chairman’s certificate of merit to Amy Nguyen, Chairman and Founder of Dragonberry Produce for her outstanding achievements in supporting local people in consumption of lychee in 2025.

Late-ripening Tan Son lychees seek sweeter market gains

BAC NINH – In mid-July, while most areas of Bac Ninh province have finished harvesting main-season lychees, farmers in Tan Son commune are just beginning to pick their late-ripening fruit. Crimson clusters hang heavy on the hillsides, waiting to be gathered. Tan Son is the centre of late-ripening lychee cultivation in Bac Ninh. 

Bac Ninh lychee harvest reaches record high, focuses on long-term development

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Bumper lychee harvest brings high incomes to Bac Ninh farmers

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Rare seedless lychee hard to lay hands on despite prices doubling to $29 per kilogram

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Bac Ninh leader visits Luc Ngan lychee region to boost processing and consumption links

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Lychee export run smoothly through border gates

BAC NINH - Bac Ninh province has sold more than 152,000 tonnes of lychees so far this harvest season, with exports through key border gates proceeding smoothly and showing positive signals from international markets.