In the first half of 2025, Guangzhou exported 1,099.3 tons of lychees, marking a 2.5-fold increase compared to the same period last year. The global footprint of Guangzhou lychees continues to expand. ASEAN remains the largest export market, with imports up 2.3 times year-on-year; the United States has jumped to the second-largest market, with imports skyrocketing by 26 times; exports to the United Kingdom also saw a 43.2% year-on-year increase.
It is said that the secret behind Lingnan lychees' ability to achieve"fresh on the branch to sweet globally" lies in three robust freshness-keeping chains. The technological freshness-keeping chain plays a core role in maintaining quality. A local Guangzhou enterprise has developed and applied an ultra-low temperature freezing technology for lychees, allowing frozen fruit to retain 95% of its original freshness and extending shelf life to up to one year. The logistics freshness-keeping chainensures timeliness. For example, lychees from Conghua, Guangzhou can go from orchard to processing plant in just two hours. They are then air-shipped under a full cold chain, enabling a highly efficient process of "picked in the morning, packed and shipped in the afternoon, and hitting overseas shelves as early as the next day." Thefreshness-keeping chain in customs also accelerates the export process. Guangzhou Customs has opened the Green Channel ("Nothing to Declare") for lychee exports, minimizing clearance time and ensuring that the fruit's freshness remains unaffected by clearance processes.
今年上半年，广州出口荔枝 1099.3 吨，同比增长 2.5 倍。广州荔枝的出口版图不断扩大。东盟作为第一大出口市场，上半年进口量同比增长2.3倍；美国跃居第二大出口市场，进口量激增26倍；对英国出口也实现 43.2% 的同比增长。
据介绍，岭南荔枝能实现 “从枝头鲜，到全球甜”，关键在于三条坚实的 “保鲜链”：技术保鲜链是品质保障的核心。广州本地企业研发应用的荔枝超低温冻眠锁鲜技术，让果品冷冻后仍能保持鲜果 95% 的品质，保鲜时长延长至一年。物流保鲜链为时效保驾护航。以广州从化荔枝为例，从果园采摘到运至当地加工厂仅需 2 小时，后续通过空运全程冷链保鲜，形成 “上午采摘、下午打包出货、最快次日海外上架” 的高效链路；通关保鲜链则为出口按下 “加速键”。广州海关为出口荔枝开辟绿色通道，最大限度压缩通关时间，让荔枝的 “鲜” 不受通关流程影响。
