(Baonghean.vn) - Farmers in Dien Chau are harvesting spring watermelons. This year, although the yield is lower than previous years, the price of watermelons is good, so people are excited.
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| This year, Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau planted 12 hectares of spring watermelon, mainly concentrated in hamlets 4, 6, 10... After harvesting, the watermelons were stacked in long rows in the fields waiting for traders to come and buy them. Photo: Quang An |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau said: The fruit set rate of melons this year is lower, so the yield is lower than previous years, but in return, the melons grow well, the fruits are even, beautiful and juicy, so traders buy them at a higher price. Photo: Quang An |
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| Ms. Thai Thi Ha, Hamlet 10, Dien Thanh said: "This spring, I planted 6 sao of melons, yielding more than 8 tons. Every year, melons yield about 1.7 tons/sao, but this year due to pests and harsher weather, it only reached 1.4 - 1.5 tons/sao. However, because the time from sowing to harvesting is only about 2 months, we still make a profit." Photo: Quang An |
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| Spring melons are usually planted in February and harvested in early May. Every year, the average selling price at the field is 3,000 - 4,000 VND/kg, but this year the fruit is big, beautiful, and the selling price is higher, so people are very excited. Photo: Quang An |
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| Because of the good prices, many households have rushed to the fields to harvest melons. In Dien Thanh commune, on average each household grows 2-4 sao of melons, with a yield of 1.5 tons/sao, earning more than 7 million VND/sao. After deducting expenses for this year's melon crop, people earned a profit of 4-5 million VND/sao. Photo: Quang An |
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| After loading enough melons, people pull the melon cart to the gathering point to import to traders. Mr. Le Thien Hung, a melon grower, said: "Because the melon area this spring is smaller, the quantity of goods is scarcer, which is also the reason why melon prices have increased; however, this crop requires a lot of care because it is greatly affected by weather and pests." Photo: Quang An |
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| Traders come to the fields to buy melons for the people, and the harvest is guaranteed to be sold within the day. Every day, dozens of tons of melons are transported from the fields to be distributed at the markets at a retail price of about 8,000 - 10,000 VND/kg. Photo: Quang An |
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| After harvesting the melons, people sowed seedlings to prepare for the next melon crop in the hope of another bumper crop. Photo: Quang An |
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| Dien Chau district grows 20 hectares of spring melons, mainly in Dien Thanh and Dien Ky communes... Watermelon is a cool, healthy fruit, so it is always in high demand in the summer. Photo: Quang An |
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