Hot weather, people flock to...eat melons

(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of the early melon season, many people have quickly switched to selling melons in Vinh city and neighboring markets.

Since early morning, farmers in Nghi Thach commune have been out in the fields harvesting melons. On the shore, traders have also gathered in large numbers to wait to buy melons. Photo: Nhat Tuan

A good harvest and good price of melons not only bring significant income to melon growers but also create opportunities for those who specialize in selling melons on the streets and in the market areas of Vinh city. Currently, in Vinh city, Nghi Loc, and Cua Lo, there are hundreds of workers selling melons. They are the bridge to help farmers sell their agricultural products.

The weather has been hot these past few days, melons are selling well so melon growers are very excited. Photo by Nhat Tuan

Coming from Nghia Yen commune, Nghia Dan district, Mr. Vi Van The rented a room in Nghi Kim commune to do fruit business in Vinh city. For nearly a month now, every day he wakes up at 4 am, rides his motorbike to Nghi Huong commune to buy cracked melons from the fields and brings them to Vinh city to sell on the streets near Vinh Railway Station market. Melons are cut in the garden for 12 - 15 thousand VND/fruit, transported to Vinh, he retails for 17 - 22 thousand VND. On average, Mr. The sells 80 melons per day, earning a profit of 200 - 300 thousand VND.

Mr. The said: I have been selling fruit in Vinh city for over a year now, each season has its own fruit, from oranges, to melons, longans... Doing this job makes me earn 6-8 million VND per month but it is hard. Cracked melons have to be cut very early, if the sun is up the melons will crack, so every day I have to get up at 4am, stand on the street selling all day until all the goods are sold out.

Melons are transported by traders to be sold in Vinh city. Photo: Thanh Tam

Mr. Nguyen Huu Thuan, from Dong Van Commune, Tan Ky District, also went to Vinh City to rent a room to work as a fruit vendor. Every day, he sells 150-200 cracked melons. “I went all the way to Nghi Huong and Nghi Thach to buy these melons to sell. Yesterday, I sold nearly 200 melons, minus the capital and gas costs, I earned more than 200,000 VND in profit. Today, I bought 180 melons in bulk, but so far I have only sold a few dozen,” said Mr. Thuan.

Vinh City customers love melon dish.

The melon season is very short so traders take advantage of the season to sell melons to farmers. It is estimated that thousands of melons are sold every day.

Thanh Tam - Nhat Tuan