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Areca nut prices in Nghe An 'escalate', purchasing market is bustling

Annam • September 28, 2024 16:53

Areca nut prices have nearly doubled compared to the beginning of the season. Areca nut purchasing is quite active in localities, and areca nut drying kilns are also bustling with activity.

bna_1(1).jpg — Areca palms are grown in large numbers in Thanh Chuong, Nam Dan, Anh Son, Do Luong, Tan Ky districts... Many households grow 300 - 500 trees. Currently, people mainly grow areca palm varieties, such as tall areca palm, dwarf areca palm..., of which the areca palm that bears fruit all year round is favored by many gardeners. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_2(1).jpg — Areca palms are not only grown in home gardens in monoculture rows, but are also intercropped on pond banks and village roads. This year's areca crop was not a good one, but the price was quite good. At the beginning of the season, areca palms cost 40,000 - 45,000 VND/kg, but by mid-September the price had increased to 70,000 - 75,000 VND/kg. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_3(1).jpg — Areca nut prices are "escalating", areca nut trading activities are bustling. People who work as areca pickers and buyers go hunting for goods in all localities. In addition to buying the whole garden in advance, paying a deposit, and picking when the areca nuts are big, areca climbers also visit each house and each garden to see the "hot" areca nuts, pick them on the spot, weigh them, and calculate the price. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_4(2).jpg — Nowadays, areca pickers often use poles tied with sickles, stand on the ground or stand on ladders to pick bunches. Mr. Tran Van Quan (30 years old), a long-time areca climber in Nam Son commune (Do Luong) shared: "Although climbing areca is famous, for a long time I have used poles, stand on the ground to pick bunches for safety, and do not dare to climb up, screw the top, or swing from branch to branch like before." Photo: Huy Thu

bna_5(1).jpg — An areca tree usually produces 4-5 bunches per season. Each time, only 1-2 bunches can be picked per tree, and areca pickers will choose large bunches to pick. If the areca is sold too young, the fruit is small and light, the gardener will lose, so people with areca often wait for the fruit to be large before selling. However, many times, small fruits are priced high, but when the fruit is large, the price drops. Photo: Huy Thu

Nowadays, areca pickers often equip themselves with a specialized pole made of stainless steel or aluminum (priced from 400,000 to 1 million VND) that can be extended or folded when moving. When picking areca, they calculate the position of the areca to fall to hold the areca bunch, not letting the areca fall to the ground. Photo: Huy Thu

Areca pickers said that this year's areca season, many areca trees have produced bunches of fruit but most of them are deaf, sometimes it takes a lot of effort to pick bunches of dozens of trees, but there are no big fruits to buy. Mr. Tran Trong Duc (41 years old), an areca picker in Thuan Son commune (Do Luong) shared: Buying areca in remote areas, although it is difficult and expensive to travel, the price is cheap, selling is profitable. Photo: Huy Thu

Areca nut prices are 10-12 times higher than in 2023, and many households growing a lot of areca nuts in the province earn hundreds of millions of dong from selling the fruit. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dan in Thanh Nho commune (Thanh Chuong) said that her family planted more than 300 areca nuts in the inter-room, and in the first half of the year, they sold the fruit for 47 million dong. From July until now, they have sold an additional 400 quintals of areca nuts in the main season. Yesterday, September 27, she and her husband picked 110 kg and sold them to traders at the garden for 70,000 VND/kg. This areca nut crop, her family also sold 600 areca seedlings (25,000 VND/tree). Photo: Huy Thu

Areca nut prices have increased, many people are taking advantage of their free time to go out and pick and buy areca nuts. They not only "hunt" for areca nuts in the district but also go to neighboring districts or Huong Son, Duc Tho (Ha Tinh) to find areca nuts. Some areca nut pickers also collect areca nuts to bring back to purchasing facilities. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_10..jpg — Mr. Nguyen Huu Hung - owner of an areca purchasing facility in Thanh Tien commune said: These days, his facility buys 1.5 tons of areca every day from many areca pickers in the area. According to Mr. Hung, the areca price last week was 75,000 VND/kg, now it has decreased. The areca price fluctuates depending on Chinese traders. Photo: Huy Thu

On this occasion, areca drying kilns in Anh Son, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong districts... are operating at full capacity. According to the person in charge of an areca drying kiln in Thanh Tien commune (Thanh Chuong), after being boiled, the areca will be put into a wood-fired drying kiln, each batch will dry about 16 tons. After 5 days and nights of continuous drying, a batch will be completed. The finished dried areca will be transported to the place by Chinese traders to import the goods. Photo: Huy Thu

Harvesting areca nuts. Video: Huy Thu

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