Lychees Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Market Overview

Madagascar paid the most for lychees in Q2 2026: USD 1,976/MT, up 1.8% from USD 1,941 in Q1. The steady European winter-export demand kept things firm there. Worldwide, the average moved up 1.8%, to USD 1,521/MT from USD 1,494, largely because the harvest-season weather across the major producing regions ran a bit tighter than usual this year. What about H2 2026? We'd expect a global average somewhere in the USD 1,500-1,625/MT range, with the steady fresh-market and export demand doing most of the work.

Lychees are harvested from trees that fruit only once annually over a fairly short window, sold fresh, canned in syrup, or frozen depending on the market and how far the fruit has to travel from harvest to consumer. China grows the largest volume by a wide margin, most of it consumed domestically, while India and Vietnam round out the other major Asian producing regions, and Madagascar has built a distinctive counter-seasonal export trade supplying European markets during the Northern Hemisphere winter. Three things move the price more than anything else: the harvest-season weather across the major producing regions, the fresh-market and export demand, and how much cold-chain and air-freight capacity is available to move the highly perishable fruit to distant markets.

Madagascar's counter-seasonal export role deserves particular attention, since it's a genuinely distinctive feature of this market that sets it apart from the more domestically focused Chinese, Indian, and Vietnamese trade. Madagascar's Southern Hemisphere harvest lands during the Northern Hemisphere's winter months, letting it supply fresh lychees to European markets, particularly France, at a time of year when no Asian producing region has fruit available. That counter-seasonal timing, combined with the air-freight costs required to move such a perishable fruit that far, is exactly why Madagascar consistently commands the steepest premium of the four markets we track. Buyers new to this market sometimes underestimate how much that structural detail matters until they see it play out in the pricing data over a full cycle.

The extreme perishability of this fruit deserves a mention too, since it shapes almost every practical aspect of how this market operates. Fresh lychees have one of the shortest post-harvest shelf lives of any commercially traded fruit, which has made cold-chain logistics and, for markets like Madagascar's European export trade, air freight essential rather than optional. That perishability constraint has kept a meaningful share of the crop, particularly in China and India, destined for canning or freezing rather than the fresh trade, simply because fresh distribution beyond the immediate growing region is so logistically demanding.

Lychees Price Forecast for 2026

Supply and demand should stay moderately tight through H2 2026, with the harvest-season weather running a bit tighter than usual across several producing regions. Madagascar and China both kept the export and domestic demand steady through H1, and that's likely to continue. Vietnam's export volumes kept building as well, while India's large domestic crop kept it the most affordable of the four. None of the four markets we track is showing signs of genuine disruption heading into the back half of the year.

Buyers relying on Madagascar's counter-seasonal supply specifically should keep an eye on air-freight capacity and costs, since that logistics chain is what makes European winter access to fresh lychees possible at all.

The cold-chain and canning capacity across the major Asian producing regions bears watching too, since it directly determines how much of each harvest can reach fresh or preserved markets beyond the immediate growing area.

What could push prices higher? A weaker-than-expected harvest in any of the major producing regions, or a disruption to air-freight capacity serving Madagascar's export trade. What could pull them lower? A stronger harvest than currently expected across the major producing regions.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Lychees Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 1,552/MT
• India: USD 1,375/MT
• Vietnam: USD 1,273/MT
• Madagascar: USD 1,976/MT

Lychees Prices in China

China's lychee growers saw firm domestic demand this quarter, and the gain came to 1.8%, USD 1,524/MT to USD 1,552. That kept China's pricing in the middle of the four markets, reflecting its enormous scale of domestic production.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q2 2026 in China?

The domestic demand stayed firm, and the harvest-season weather ran a bit tighter than usual across the harvest window.

Lychees Prices in India

India climbed 1.9% to USD 1,375/MT, its large domestic crop keeping it the most affordable market even as the demand firmed.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q2 2026 in India?

The large domestic crop is exactly why India stayed the cheapest of the four markets even as the demand ticked up.

Lychees Prices in Vietnam

Vietnam gained 1.9% to USD 1,273/MT, the growing export volumes continuing to build through the period.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q2 2026 in Vietnam?

The export volumes kept building, and that alone explains most of the move here.

Lychees Prices in Madagascar

USD 1,976/MT. That's where Madagascar landed in Q2, up 1.8% from USD 1,941 in Q1. The European winter-export demand stayed firm, and the tighter harvest conditions pushed things higher.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q2 2026 in Madagascar?

The European winter-export demand held its ground, and the tighter harvest conditions are really what's keeping the Madagascar premium as wide as it is.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Lychees Prices Q1 2026:

• China: USD 1,524/MT
• India: USD 1,350/MT
• Vietnam: USD 1,249/MT
• Madagascar: USD 1,941/MT

Lychees Prices in China

China gained 1.8% to USD 1,524/MT, the demand firming as the year opened.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q1 2026 in China?

The domestic demand firmed as the year opened, and the harvest-season outlook tightened right alongside it.

Lychees Prices in India

Indian lychees rose 1.9% to USD 1,350/MT, the domestic demand firming with the new year.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q1 2026 in India?

The domestic demand firmed with the new year, tracking the fresh-market buying closely.

Lychees Prices in Vietnam

Vietnamese lychees climbed 1.9% to USD 1,249/MT, the export demand staying firm through the quarter.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q1 2026 in Vietnam?

The export demand stayed firm, and the harvest-season conditions firmed alongside it.

Lychees Prices in Madagascar

Madagascar lychees rose 1.8% to USD 1,941/MT, the European export demand building through the quarter.

Why did the price of Lychees change in Q1 2026 in Madagascar?

The European export demand built through the quarter, tracking the counter-seasonal winter-supply window closely.

Quarterly Lychees Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 1,420/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,521 by Q2 2026, a net gain of about 7.1%. Every quarter posted a gain here, reflecting the tighter harvest-season conditions and the steady fresh-market and export demand across every market we track, with the pace of the gains picking up somewhat in the most recent two quarters.

What was Lychees Price in 2025?

2025 was a steady year for lychees. Starting near USD 1,420/MT in Q1, the global average finished 2025 at USD 1,467, a gain of about 3.3%. The fresh-market and export demand held consistent all year across every market we track, before the pace of gains picked up further once the tighter 2026 harvest season got underway. The consistency of that pattern across all four regions makes this one of the more predictable fruit markets we track.

Lychees Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices moved from about USD 1,450/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,497 by Q4, up roughly 3.2%. The domestic demand held steady all year across its enormous production base.

Lychees Prices in India in 2025

Indian prices climbed from USD 1,280/MT in Q1 to USD 1,326 by Q4, a 3.6% gain, as the large domestic crop kept it the most affordable of the four markets throughout.

Lychees Prices in Vietnam in 2025

Vietnamese prices rose from USD 1,180/MT in Q1 to USD 1,226 by Q4, up 3.9%, as the export volumes kept building through the year.

Lychees Prices in Madagascar in 2025

Madagascar prices moved from USD 1,850/MT in Q1 to USD 1,907 by Q4, a 3.1% gain, the highest absolute price throughout the four markets on the counter-seasonal European export demand.

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We keep a continuous eye on the lychee prices wherever they're grown or consumed at scale, tracing causation through the harvest-season weather across the major producing regions, the fresh-market and export demand, and the cold-chain and air-freight capacity available to move the highly perishable fruit. Our analysts track Madagascar's counter-seasonal export logistics especially closely, given how directly air-freight availability shapes European winter access to fresh fruit. Need pricing data, bespoke market analysis, or procurement advisory? Reach out to our team.