The total volume of lychees on the international market is about 100.000 tons per year . One third of it goes to the European market and is supplied by South Africa and Madagascar . Madagascar ranks third in major producing countries lychees after China and India . 70% its crop accounts for European demand for lychees (Menlez, 2002).
kiasi jumla ya lychees katika soko la kimataifa ni kuhusu 100.000 tani kwa mwaka . Moja ya tatu ya unaendelea katika soko la Ulaya na ni hutolewa na Afrika Kusini na Madagascar . Madagascar safu ya tatu katika kuu nchi kuzalisha lychees baada ya China na India . 70% mazao yake akaunti kwa ajili ya Ulaya mahitaji ya lychees (Menlez, 2002).