Near Tet, green-skinned grapefruit prices hit record high

The price of green-skin pomelos weighed at the garden in Ben Tre has continued to increase for about a month now and is currently at 35,000 - 40,000 VND/kg, nearly 10,000 VND/kg higher than the same time last year.

According to Mr. Dam Van Hung, Vice President of Ben Tre Green-Skin Grapefruit Association, the high price of grapefruit is due to the strong demand during Tet holiday. In addition, the rampant situation of grapefruit borers has caused a severe decline in output.

At Ben Tre market (Ward 2, Ben Tre city), other citrus fruits such as pomelos, oranges, lemons, and tangerines have also increased in price sharply in the past half month and prices are expected to be even higher in the days leading up to Tet.

Ben Tre's specialty fruits such as longan, rambutan, mango, coconut, pineapple coconut... have all increased in price sharply compared to the same period last year.

According to Tintuc ttxvn - LC