On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, kumquat and peach blossoms in Nghe An are as cheap as free but still unsold.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, kumquat and peach trees in Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Vinh City... although sold at a low price, were still unsold.
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On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, many kumquat shops in Yen Thanh town were unsold and had few customers, although the selling price was only 1/3 compared to the previous days. Ms. Chau, the owner of the kumquat shop, said: This Tet she imported 350 kumquat trees, but by the morning of the 30th of Tet there were still 90 trees left, although they were sold at a very cheap price, they could not be sold. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Occasionally, customers come to buy, but the price is lowered by the shop owner. For example, this kumquat tree, which was sold for 600,000 VND the previous days, is only 200,000 VND on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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Some peach blossom shops for Tet are also sluggish. Many branches have died.chopped for firewood. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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In Vinh City on the 30th of Tet, many kumquat and peach blossom shops were deserted.On Tran Phu street, many kumquat trees are also in existence.large quantity. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhan from Hung Yen said, the price of kumquat is nearly 500 thousand VND/tree. We are trying to sell everything by the evening of the 30th to recover the capital. This year, kumquats are generally less expensive than last year. Photo: Tran Chau |
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| At noon on the 30th of Tet, some peach trees on Phan Dinh Phung Street (Vinh City) were still waiting for customers but there were no buyers. The remaining peach trees had almost all bloomed. Photo: Tran Chau |
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| At Vinh market, the last shipments of lilies and gladiolus are being unloaded to serve small traders. At noon on the 30th, the price of lilies dropped from 35,000 VND/plant to 20,000 VND/plant. Gladiolus dropped from 15,000 VND/plant to 8,000 VND/plant. Because of the new shipments, the flowers are still attracting buyers, but sellers say they are not profitable at this time. Photo: Tran Chau |
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| In Dien Chau district, kumquats are unsold for Tet, and both those who sell and give them away are also looking for buyers. Photo: Quang An |
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| Mr. Binh, a Tet kumquat seller in Dien Xuan commune, Dien Chau district, sat absentmindedly next to his dozens of kumquat trees. It was already the 30th of Tet, the price had dropped to the floor but buyers were still not interested. Mr. Binh shared: "I imported more than 100 Tet kumquat trees, thinking they would sell well because the selling location was right at the intersection of a major road, however, the consumption of kumquats was very slow, until today, the 30th of Tet but not even half of them were sold, this year it's considered a lost Tet...". Photo: Quang An |
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| To cope with the sluggish situation, shop owners have now reduced prices to rock bottom. Large kumquat trees, which were priced at millions a few days ago, are now being sold for only 200,000 - 400,000 VND. Some shops even give away small kumquat trees if you buy a large one. In addition, some households have committed to delivering them home without charging a delivery fee to please customers, but sales are still very poor. Photo: Quang An |
