Price of palm fruit in Nghe An mountainous region doubled, supply cannot meet demand

Ba Hau - Huu Vi November 30, 2018 10:24

(Baonghean.vn) - In winter, in many areas of Western Nghe An, people are entering the palm fruit harvest season. This is also a job that helps people in the mountainous areas earn extra income, especially when the price of this specialty fruit doubles.

Cọ thường được người miền núi trồng thành từng vườn, quanh nhà, trên đồi với mục đích sử dụng lá lợp mái nhà. Tuy nhiên quả cọ cũng là thức ăn ưa thích vào mùa lạnh ở những bản làng người Thái Ảnh : Bá Hậu
Palm trees are often planted in gardens by mountain people, around houses or on hills with the purpose of using palm leaves to roof houses. However, palm fruits are also a favorite food in the cold season in Thai villages. In addition to helping people earn income from selling palm leaves, Con Cuong people are now earning more from palm fruits. Photo: Ba Hau

Mr. Lo Huynh Lan's family in Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district, has a forest land area of ​​1.5 hectares. In addition to planting perennial trees, he has intercropped 150 palm trees. To date, the area of ​​palm trees that have produced fruit is 100 trees.

Mr. Lan said that this year, due to favorable weather, the palm trees had a good harvest, on average each tree had 10 - 20 kg of fruit, depending on the tree. At this time, some palm trees had ripened, because the first palm trees of the season were few, so they sold at a good price, 30,000 VND per kilo. This is a fairly high price compared to the same time in 2017 (only 10 - 15,000 VND/kg).

Có nhiều xã như Yên Khê, Bồng Khê, Chi Khê... của huyện Con cuông hiện vẫn còn những vườn cọ được người dân trồng quanh nhà Ảnh : Hữu Vi
Palm trees are grown a lot by Con Cuong people in Yen Khe, Bong Khe, Chi Khe communes... Large planting households have over 2 hectares. Photo: Huu Vi

According to Mr. Lan's estimate, if the whole season harvests over 1 ton of fruit, the income will be about 20 million VND. For a mountainous household, such an income is significant.

Palm trees are easy to grow, require little care, and are suitable for mountainous soil and climate, so they are considered a tree that helps improve the income of many households here.

Chị Lương Thị Hoa, bản Khe Rạn, xã Bồng Khê (Con Cuông) thu hoạch quả cọ Ảnh : Bá Hậu
People of Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune (Con Cuong) harvest palm fruits. Photo: Ba Hau

Ms. Luong Thi Hoa's family, Nua village, Yen Khe commune, has 10 palm trees, which are now bearing fruit.

Ms. Hoa said that this year in Yen Khe village, the palm fruit yield is lower than last year, but the price is good, so there is a good income from selling palm fruit. In addition, people also pick palm leaves to sell.

Gần đây, quả cọ trở thành mặt hàng giúp chị em phụ nữ trong các bản làng kiếm thêm thu nhâp Ảnh : Hữu Vi
Recently, palm fruit has become a commodity that helps women in villages earn extra income. Photo: Huu Vi

Khe Ran, Bong Khe commune, is a village located on the left bank of Lam river, with 100% of the population being Thai ethnic group. In addition to developing key crops such as cassava and acacia, Khe Ran village is also known as the locality with the largest palm growing area in Con Cuong district.

Mr. Lo Van Thang - Head of Khe Ran village said: The whole village currently has 160 households, most of which grow palm trees with a total area of ​​150 hectares. Palm trees are a tree with a dual income source from fruit and leaves, so they have helped many households in the village improve their daily lives.

Và quả cọ om cũng là món ăn đặc trưng mùa đông của người Thái ở các địa bàn miền núi Ảnh : Hữu Vi
Braised palm fruit is a typical winter dish of Thai people in mountainous areas. Photo: Huu Vi

Every palm season, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, residing in Tuong Son commune (Anh Son), goes to great lengths to search for and buy to sell wholesale to the lowland areas. Mr. Tho said that the market demand for this mountain fruit is currently increasing. He can sell about half a ton of fruit every day. Palm leaves and palm fruit are hot-selling items and are very easy to sell, traders often buy directly at home. However, the supply often cannot meet the demand.

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