Nghe An: Pineapple harvest at the end of the season has a good price

(Baonghean.vn)- Currently, people in the mountainous communes of Quynh Luu are urgently harvesting the last pineapple of the season; due to high demand, the price of pineapple has been pushed up from 4,000 VND to 6,000 VND/kg.

This year, Mr. Nguyen Trong Thinh in Hamlet 7, Quynh Chau Commune planted 2 hectares of pineapple. Due to the late planting, there are currently about 6 sao of ripe pineapples that have begun to be harvested. This is the end of the season, so traders buy the pineapples at a high price of 6,000 VND/kg. With 6 sao of pineapples being harvested, averaging 4-5 tons/sao, this year's pineapple crop, Mr. Thinh's family earned 150 million VND.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Thinh in Hamlet 7, Quynh Chau Commune, grows 2 hectares of pineapple. Because of the late planting season, there are currently about 6 hectares of ripe pineapples that have begun to be harvested. Photo: Viet Hung

According to households, because it is the end of the season, the pineapple harvest is not much, so traders compete to buy. When pineapples are ripe in large quantities, the purchase price is only 3,500 VND - 4,000 VND/kg, but at this time, the pineapple purchase price is up to 6,000 VND, sometimes even 8,000 VND/kg.

In Tan Thang commune, people are also urgently harvesting the last pineapple fields of the season. Traders come to the place to buy pineapples for people, then bring them to Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Ha Tinh for consumption. Currently, people are growing 2 types of pineapple: Queen and Caien, each type has different characteristics but both give high productivity.

Traders buy pineapples right in the field. Photo: Viet Hung

At this time, pineapple is purchased at 6,000 VND/kg, sometimes even 8,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung

Mr. Lang Dinh Liem - Vice Chairman of Tan Thang Commune People's Committee said that the locality has 440 hectares of pineapple growing area, of which about 120 hectares are for mass harvest, and 50 hectares are harvested at the end of the season. This year's pineapple yield reached 33 tons/ha, 5 tons/ha higher than last year.

The entire Quynh Luu district has about 700 hectares of pineapple growing area concentrated in mountainous communes such as Tan Thang, Quynh Thang, Quynh Chau, and the Youth Volunteer Team. Each year, pineapple output reaches about 10,000 tons, generating tens of billions of VND in revenue.

This year, Quynh Luu people are excited because of the good harvest and good price of pineapple. With the purchase price from 5,000 VND or more, people are starting to make a profit. On average, 1 hectare of harvested pineapple brings in an income of 500 million VND/crop.

Viet Hung