Con Cuong early oranges are in harvest season.

These days,Con Cuong orangeThe harvest season has begun. The early-harvest orange variety is the BH orange, also known as the cool orange. The price of early-season oranges sold at the garden is currently only around 8,000 - 10,000 VND/kg.

Orange gardens in Con Cuong district have begun the harvest season. Photo: Bao Han

Mr. Vi Van Thin's family in Tan Huong village, Yen Khe commune has more than 1 hectare of orange growing. On this area, his family invested in planting nearly 300 orange trees for business, mainly early orange varieties such as Van Du oranges and BH oranges. Mr. Thin said: The family has a long tradition of growing oranges. From the initial planting of only 200 trees, it has now expanded to 600 trees. In years of good harvest and good prices, the family also has a significant source of income, and orange trees have become the family's main crop. However, this year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the early orange variety has entered the harvest season but there are no buyers, and the price is low. If last year the price at the garden was 15,000 - 20,000 VND/kg, this year the wholesale price at the garden is only 7,000 - 10,000 VND/kg. Because the price is so low, many garden owners do not want to open their gardens for sale.

Oranges are one of the main crops of Con Cuong district in recent years. Photo: Bao Han

In the same situation, Mr. Nguyen Duc Long's orange garden in Trung Tin village, Yen Khe commune has 250 trees, of which 150 are planted with PH orange variety.

According to Mr. Long, the BH orange variety is not picky about soil, the tree grows quickly, has good disease resistance, high yield, few seeds, juicy, and is harvested around September. This year, due to favorable weather, the oranges have fewer pests and diseases. Currently, the family has opened a garden and sold more than 1 ton of oranges, however, the price is too low compared to previous years, the selling price at the garden is 6,000 - 8,000 VND/kg without any traders coming to buy.

Oranges are mainly sold by people in small quantities along the roads. Photo: Bao Han

In addition to orange varieties such as Van Du and Xa Doai with yellow flesh, in the past 5-6 years, many households have also grown BH orange varieties. In addition to local consumption in previous years, the main markets for Con Cuong oranges were Vinh City, Hanoi and several other provinces.

Mr. Le Trung Loi - Vice Chairman of Yen Khe Commune People's Committee (Con Cuong)