Lily flower prices hit record high, Nghe An farmers earn millions every day
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, people in Nam Anh and Nam Xuan communes... (Nam Dan) are entering the jasmine harvest season; with record selling prices, helping many households earn millions of dong each day.
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| Lily has been "destined" to Nam Dan land for more than 5 years now and has become the main crop of many communes. The whole Nam Dan district has about 100 hectares of lily, mainly in the communes of Nam Xuan, Khanh Son, Nam Kim,... Nam Anh commune alone has the largest lily area with 65 hectares. Photo: Quang An |
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| These days, people in Nam Anh commune are actively harvesting jasmine flowers with the joy of a good harvest and good prices. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nham in hamlet 6 (Nam Anh) said: This year the weather is favorable so jasmine flowers grow well, with few pests and diseases. Every day I pick about 4 tons of jasmine flowers, earning about 1 million VND. Photo: Quang An |
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| Lily flowers are planted from the beginning of July (lunar calendar) of the previous year until May of the following year for harvest. In Nam Anh commune, each household has an average of 1 - 3 sao of lily flowers, and 9/9 hamlets grow this type of tree. Compared to 2017, this year, the price of lily flowers at the beginning of the season has doubled, traders buy at home from 35,000 - 40,000 VND/kg while in previous years it was only 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg. If sold retail, it can be up to 50,000 VND/kg. Photo: Quang An |
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| Local people said that the price of jasmine has never increased as much as this year, not to mention that the output of this plant is very stable, there are about 5-6 traders right in the commune buying for people, even many families do not have enough goods to import. Mr. Ho Viet Tam (Nam Anh commune) shared: Every day I pick about 5 tons of flowers, with the price of 35,000 VND/kg, I have an income of nearly 2 million VND; large-area houses can pick 100 kg/day, earning 3-4 million VND/day. Photo: Quang An |
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| After harvesting, people soak the jasmine flowers in water to keep them fresh, then wait for traders to come to their homes to buy them. Mr. Nguyen Huu Thang, a trader in Nam Xuan commune, said: Every day I import 6-7 tons of jasmine flowers from people in the district, then bring them to the northern provinces for consumption. Currently, it is the beginning of the season, the weather is hot, so jasmine flowers are very popular in the market, so the price has increased to a record high. Photo: Quang An |
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| Lily flowers bring "fresh money" to the people every day. Mr. Tran Van Nam - an agricultural officer of Nam Anh commune said: Lily flowers are the main crop of the commune, bringing high income to the people, from 20 hectares in 2014 to now the whole commune has 65 hectares and is expanding. Currently, people have expanded the cultivation of lily flowers on the hills, at the foot of Dai Hue mountain range. Photo: Quang An |
