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| Muong Long is considered a paradise of flowers and fruit trees such as peaches and plums in Nghe An. Photo archive. |
Taking advantage of favorable weather, Mr. Ho Chia Va in Muong Long 2 village, Muong Long commune, Ky Son district urgently harvested early ripe peaches in the garden to sell to traders who had placed orders in advance.
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| Most Mong families in Muong Long have hundreds of peach and plum trees. Photo courtesy. |
Mr. Ho Chia Va said: “His family currently has more than 150 peach trees and more than 1,000 three-flower plum trees that are preparing for harvest. Every year, these fruit trees bring in an income of 40 - 50 million VND, helping his family as well as many other households in the village escape from difficult situations.”
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| Plum and peach are considered attractive specialties in Ky Son. Photo: Document. |
In particular, peaches and plums in Muong Long are grown on the hills, completely naturally, without using any pesticides, so they are always clean, absolutely trusted by traders and people, so they are very popular. The selling price at the garden is 20,000 VND/kg, sold in Muong Xen town is 25,000 VND/kg.
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| Australian peaches in Ky Son attract traders to buy and sell them everywhere. Photo: Lu Phu |
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan, a trader who regularly purchases fruit trees in Muong Long commune, although the price of imported peaches this year is 3,000 - 5,000 VND/kg higher than in previous years. However, peaches still cannot meet the quantity that she and her partners need to purchase.
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| Famous for being crunchy and sweet, this year Muong Long peaches ripen earlier than previous years, attracting traders from many places to buy them at quite high prices. Currently, the selling price at the source is from 15,000 - 20,000 VND/kg. Photo: Lu Phu |
Currently, the entire Muong Long commune has more than 25 hectares of peach trees of all kinds, of which more than 11 hectares are Australian and American peach trees; these are two types of peach trees that usually ripen 1-2 months earlier than the local stone peach trees and the three-flower plum trees. Therefore, they always have a higher price, contributing to improving the people's lives. |
| Traders buy plums in Ky Son. Photo: Lu Phu |
