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Businesses are buying unripe pomelos from farmers in Nghia Dan.

Hoai Thu • May 22, 2025 13:23

During each harvest season, farmers in Nghia Dan sell tons of unripe pomelos to traders. This area has been growing pomelos according to VietGAP standards for many years.

bna_6087(1).jpg — A grapefruit orchard with over 600 trees is located in Son Hai hamlet, Nghia Loc commune, Nghia Dan district. This orchard has been certified as meeting VietGAP standards since 2020. Photo: Hoai Thu

The main pomelo harvest season is from July to October each year. After the pomelo trees bear fruit, the care process requires pruning the fruit, leaving only a certain number of fruits on each tree. Photo: Hoai Thu

bưởi non tỷ lệ tinh dầu cao — Young pomelos have a high essential oil content and are collected for processing into pomelo essential oil. Photo: Hoai Thu

Each pomelo tree needs to have its fruit removed twice per season. Many trees are tall, requiring workers to climb them or use long poles to harvest the fruit. Photo: Hoai Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang, owner of a business producing OCOP-certified herbal products in Do Luong district, said that her company has been collaborating with a VietGAP-certified pomelo farm in Nghia Loc commune for the past five years to purchase young pomelos. For each purchase, Ms. Hang personally visits the farm to inspect the quality of the raw materials. (Photo: Hoai Thu)

Young pomelos are harvested and transported to the processing plant for processing on the same day. Photo: Hoai Thu

Each purchasing trip involves about 1 ton of young pomelos over several days. Farmers mobilize workers to harvest approximately 200-300 kg of young pomelos per day. Besides purchasing young pomelos in Nghia Dan, Hang Moon Herbal Import-Export Company also buys from the orchards of pomelo growers in Lam Son commune and neighboring communes in Do Luong district. Photo: Hoai Thu

Young pomelos are purchased at an average price of 2,000 VND/kg. "Besides the cost of raw materials, the cost of hiring laborers for harvesting, transporting, and processing the pomelos is also quite high," said Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang. Photo: Hoai Thu

gọt bưởi trước khi xay — Immediately after harvesting the pomelos from the orchard, the thin peel containing the essential oil seeds is peeled off, washed, and finely ground before being put into the distillation pot for essential oil extraction. Photo: Hoai Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang's grapefruit essential oil and other OCOP-certified products are displayed and sold at tourist destinations, supermarkets, and distribution agents in the province and nationwide. Photo: Hoai Thu

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