3 standards when exporting lychee to Japan
Exporting lychees to the Japanese market brings great benefits to our country’s agricultural export industry. So what standards are compulsory to export lychee to the Japanese market? Let’s find out the detailed information in this article with Viet Linh Agrimex..
Japan is a potential market for Vietnamese lychees
Japan is currently one of the key markets for Vietnamese agricultural products. There are many agricultural products available in this demanding market such as bananas, durian, dragon fruit, lychee… Exporting agricultural products to Japan accounts for substantial revenues that foster the development of our domestic agricultural industry.
According to our research, Japan can also grow lychees, but the annual output only reaches 5% of consumption demand. The main reason is because the weather in this country is not suitable for crops to grow, whereas Japanese people love sweet-tasting fruits like lychee. Therefore, the demand for importing this product is extremely large with several large suppliers of lychee to the Japanese market such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam etc.
2020 marked the first time Vietnam exported fresh lychees to the Japanese market. After that, we quickly occupied more than 10% of the country’s lychee consumption market. Starting in 3rd place is enough to show that the potential of exporting lychees to Japan is huge. 2024 is expected to be a booming year for Vietnamese lychees in the Japanese market.
3 standards that will be mandated when expecting to export lychee to Japan
Japan is one of the countries with the most developed economies in Asia. However, this market is relatively famous and strict in its requirements for importing agricultural products from other countries. Below are 3 required standards for lychee fruit.
Consider the ripeness of lychee fruit
When harvested, the lychee reaches uniform ripening quality, the fruit flesh is ripe and carries the fruit’s characteristic flavor. Lychees need to have a rich, sweet taste and be fresh and succulent. The total soluble solids content in the lychee juice is not less than 17%.
The lychee does not have a strange taste, the appearance of the skin needs to be bright and evenly colored, and the standard color will be pink.
Shape of lychee fruit
In addition to ripeness and product quality, the shape of lychee also needs to meet certain standards. The lychee has a certain freshness, is plump and shows no signs of being crushed by impact. At the same time, the color and length of the stem also need to comply with the agreement between the buyer and the seller.
To help keep lychees fresh for a long time and meet standards after transportation, businesses need to pay attention to the packaging of this product when exporting. Lychees need to be divided into small bags and packed in carton boxes..
Weight of lychee fruit
Depending on each order, the weight of the lychee will be adjusted. Normally, sales contracts will require the diameter of the fruit to be no less than 25mm. The number of fruits in 1 kg is 25-30 fruits. The sweetness is above 18 degrees and the stem is not longer than 5mm.
The stem also needs to be treated meticulously to limit bacteria and mold from the stem from penetrating, affecting the quality of the lychee.
Issues of food hygiene and safety
Japan is a country that emphasizes on people’s health so that all products here are strictly tested in terms of food hygiene and safety and pesticide residues. Lychee growing areas need to comply with international standards such as VietGap.
It can be seen that exporting lychees to the Japanese market is not simple. Lychee growing areas need to pay attention to the above standards to produce lychees that meet export standards, only by doing so the value of this fruit will eventually increase. Japanese import-export businesses are in need of connecting and importing lychee fruits from the garden. Please contact Viet Linh – one of the leading businesses in the field of exporting Vietnamese agricultural products to the international market – to help you connect with the most reputable gardeners today. Not only that, our staff also has many years of experience in the export field. Thanks to that, the product customs clearance process will take place quickly and accurately to save time for exporting lychees to the Japanese market in general and the international market in particular.
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