Vinh orange specialty falls 'never seen before'

At this time, the fruitOrange VinhIn Quy Hop (Nghe An), although still in the development stage, many orange gardens have fallen oranges all over the ground. On the roads, people pick up fallen oranges and dump them in piles.

Mr. Huynh Huu Phuoc, owner of an orange garden in Minh Hop commune, said that this year's harvest was a failure because too many oranges fell. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Huynh Huu Phuoc, garden ownerXa Doai orange with golden heartAn area of ​​3 hectares, 7 years old in Tho Thanh hamlet, Minh Hop commune sadly said: Since the end of August until now, oranges have fallen in large numbers, can't be picked up.

There were so many oranges falling that I couldn't pick them all up. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"Although the family invested in proper care and the orange tree grew well, I don't understand why the beautiful oranges shriveled, turned yellow, and fell off. In previous years, they also fell off, but less, so I don't understand why this year.orange fall"Every day I go to the orange garden and see the oranges falling and feel so sorry. It is estimated that the whole orange garden has lost about 10 tons of fruit" - Mr. Phuoc said.

Nearby, the gardenOrange Xa DoaiThe golden heart of Mr. Bien Huong and his wife also fell everywhere. "Although the family picked tons of fruit to dump every day, it was too much, after just one night, the fruit fell all over the ground. Last year, the family earned hundreds of millions of dong from this 1 hectare of oranges, but this year the harvest was a failure," Mr. Bien shared.

This year, many orange garden owners in Quy Hop have accepted crop losses due to pests and diseases and high fruit drop rates. Photo: Quang An

Mr. Le Viet Minh - Director of Xuan Thanh Agricultural One Member Co., Ltd. said: Currently, the unit has 352 hectares of oranges for business. Through inspection, it shows that this year, more oranges have fallen than last year. There are no statistics yet, but it is estimated that dozens of tons of oranges have fallen.

Fallen oranges were picked up by people and piled up on the roads. Photo: Quang An

Mr. Minh said that the reason why oranges are falling a lot is because the orange trees are infected with diseases: green veins, yellow leaves, blight and yellow leaves and root rot. "Oranges don't ripen until December, but now even though the oranges are still green, many garden owners have agreed to sell them to traders at low prices to save capital" - Mr. Minh said.

Many orange garden owners in Quy Hop are afraid that all the oranges will fall, so they sell them early to save capital. Photo: Quang An

Quy Hop DistrictCurrently, there are 1,400 hectares of oranges for business. According to Mr. Quan Vi Giang - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quy Hop district, almost every year there is a situation of oranges falling because this is a physiological phenomenon, however, this year, some local orange gardens have more oranges falling than last year.