The first batches of fresh lychees from northern Hai Duong and Bac Giang provinces have been shipped by sea to be sold at Safeway and Albersons, two supermarket chains with the largest network on the West Coast of the US.

According to the Asia-America Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, this is a giant step forward in promoting the sale of Vietnamese fruits in general and lychees in particular in the US, as the majority of Vietnamese fruits have been sold in only small markets and super markets to serve Asian consumers.

A representative from US Dragonberry Produce, the distributor of Vietnamese lychees in the US, said that two other containers of lychees are also on their way to the US. The fruit will be available in the two supermarket chains with a price tag of 4.99 USD for each bag of 430 grams.

As the high air freight cost has made Vietnamese lychees less competitive in the US, Dragonberry decided to transport the fruit by sea.

Source: VOV5