Sales and exports of Litchi in Guangdong increased significantly this year

China News Agency, Guangzhou, June 25 (reporter Guo Jun) - the litchi pill in June of Nanzhou has thousands of clusters. This year, Guangdong litchi ushered in a bumper harvest season, with a substantial increase in sales and exports. As of June 23, litchi sales in Guangdong reached 425 million yuan (RMB, the same below), up 49.3% year on year, according to VAT invoice data, the Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation said on June 25.

According to the data of Guangdong Provincial Department of agriculture and rural areas, the annual output of Litchi in Guangdong will reach 1.4 million tons this year. So far, more than 15000 tons of litchi have been exported to more than 20 countries and regions. Among them, Maoming is the world's largest litchi production base. This year, the city's litchi output increased by about 20%. According to customs data, as of June 15, Maoming litchi had exported 1334.5 tons, a year-on-year increase of 190%.

The reporter learned that in recent years, Guangdong has continuously expanded the production, sales and export volume of litchi by innovating science and technology, developing cross-border e-commerce and promoting the construction of cold chain logistics.

On May 20, 2021 China litchi industry conference was held in Maoming, where "science and technology" became the "key word". Gaozhou Fengsheng Food Co., Ltd., a leading agricultural enterprise in Guangdong Province, has independently developed such new equipment as "intelligent drying equipment" and "automatic de nucleation device", which has effectively improved the production efficiency and market competitiveness of litchi.

In order to expand sales, many fruit farmers also set foot on the road of "touch the net"“ The epidemic situation fluctuated, and we were worried that there would be unsalable and difficult distribution. The Internet helped a lot. " Cai Huanmei of Guangzhou Liming Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. said that the company's lychees are mainly sold through live broadcast and Internet this year, and the sales volume is expected to reach 20 million yuan.

Litchi taste period is short, one day color change, two days fragrance change, three days taste change. Fast and fresh are the key to ensure that litchi is still beautiful in color and fragrance after a long journey.

In order to ensure the quality of fresh-keeping and cold chain distribution of litchi, Guangzhou Chuangxian Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. invested 2 million yuan to purchase the first standardized sorting equipment of Litchi in Guangdong. After sorting, the packaging weight can be set according to the demand. Liu Shufen, chairman of the company, said: "after the introduction of intelligent sorting line, precise cleaning, precooling and detection, we have better realized the commercialization of litchi after harvest. We also plan to buy a cold chain truck to transport the packed litchi in the whole cold chain, which can keep fresh for one month. "

In order to meet the demand of litchi fresh fruit transportation, SF Express has carried out multi-dimensional research and development on preservation technology, and launched comprehensive mobile cold cage car, incubator and other precooling and preservation packaging materials to ensure the delicious litchi from the field to the table.

With the support of fresh-keeping technology and cold chain logistics, Guangdong litchi strides out of Guangdong and into the whole country, and is also exported overseas.

Recently, at the launching ceremony of Guangdong litchi export and cross-border e-commerce held in Maoming Dianbai, Guangdong zefengyuan Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. exported five containers of Guangdong litchi with a full load of 100 tons and a value of more than 3 million yuan, which were transported to Canada by air and sea, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in cross-border e-commerce export of litchi this year.

Zefengyuan is mainly engaged in fresh-keeping processing and sales of litchi and other tropical fruits, with an annual fresh-keeping processing of more than 3000 tons“ This year, the company increased investment in cross-border e-commerce, won new procurement contracts from companies in Canada and other places, and introduced new preservation equipment and technology. It is estimated that the export of litchi will reach more than 420 tons. " Said Lin Bo, chairman of zefengyuan.

"This year, we have opened up the market of litchi to Italy, Belgium, Australia and other eight countries, exporting about 40 to 80 tons a day." Said Qiu Binlin, financial director of Gaozhou Mingjing Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.