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Vegetable prices for Tet (Lunar New Year) at the Quỳnh Lưu vegetable growing area have dropped sharply.

Xuan Hoang • January 26, 2025 09:39

As Tet approaches, many types of green vegetables in the coastal area of Quynh Luu district, the largest vegetable growing area in Nghe An province, have seen a sharp drop in price and are difficult to sell.

rau 7 (1) — The coastal area of Quynh Luu district has over 600 hectares of fertile land, ideal for intensive cultivation of various vegetables and fruits, making it the largest vegetable producing area in Nghe An province. In the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), farmers here are busy harvesting vegetables and fruits to supply the market. (Photo: Xuan Hoang)

rau 2 (1) — However, according to farmers, in the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the prices of some vegetables and fruits sold directly from the fields have dropped significantly, with cabbage, cauliflower, Da Lat celery, and spring onions experiencing sharp declines and becoming difficult to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 11 (2) — Currently, traders are only buying cabbage from farmers at 2,000 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 11 — Cauliflower, one of the vegetables widely grown in the coastal areas, has seen a sharp drop in price at this time of year. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 9 — Cauliflower is being purchased by traders at a price of 2,000 VND per head from farmers (each head of cauliflower weighs over 1.2 kg). Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 5 — Celery from Da Lat has long been widely cultivated by farmers in the coastal area of Quynh Luu. Unlike the same period last year, this time the price has dropped sharply, causing farmers to suffer losses. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 7 (2) — According to the family of Mr. Ho Ba Chinh in Tan Tien hamlet, Minh Luong commune, celery from Da Lat is currently priced at only 4,000 VND/kg, much lower than the same period last year. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 10 — A month ago, spring onions were priced at 7,000-8,000 VND/kg, but in the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the price has dropped to 5,000 VND/kg. According to traders, the sharp drop in prices of some vegetables and fruits at the end of the year is due to abundant supply on the market, making it difficult to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 4 — Farmers in the coastal area of Quynh Luu believe that, as a region specializing in year-round vegetable cultivation with high yields, even if prices fluctuate, they still harvest as soon as they have finished their crops and immediately prepare the land for replanting, never letting the land fallow. Photo: Xuan Hoang

rau 2 (2) — However, observations at rural markets on the 26th day of the Lunar New Year revealed that the prices of vegetables and fruits had increased compared to before. At Hoa Thanh town market (Yen Thanh district), cabbage was sold at 15,000 VND per head (1.4 kg); cauliflower at 10,000 VND per head (1.2 kg); and spring onions at 20,000 VND per kg... Photo: Xuan Hoang

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