Nghe An: Peach and kumquat traders 'cry' because of the year-end rain
(Baonghean.vn) - The heavy rain at the end of the year has made many peach and kumquat traders "cry". Not only are people afraid of the rain and wind so they don't go shopping, but the heavy rain also causes the kumquats to lose their fruit and the peaches to lose their flowers.
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| The heavy rain that lasted from the night of February 8 to February 9 (ie from the night of December 27 to 28) left many peach blossom sellers on the streets unable to cope.It's raining heavily.making people afraid to go out to shop, only flower sellers stand in the rain on both sides of the road. There are peach branches that were priced from 4 to 5 million VND 2 days ago, now reduced to 1.5 million VND but still have no buyers. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Mrs. Nguyen Thi Sen, Hamlet 6, Nghi An (Vinh City) had to leave all her Tet preparations at home to go out to sell peach blossoms with her husband and children. This year, her family imported more than 100 branches.Son La stone diggingabout to sell. I thought I would be able to sell my products in the last days of the year, but unexpectedly, the heavy rain from last night to this morning has made the already difficult business even more difficult. Out of 100 peach branches that her family imported, only 20 have been sold. However, Ms. Sen said, knowing it is a loss, she still has to be happy to celebrate Tet. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| On Le Nin Avenue, due to heavy rain and strong winds, kumquat trees placed by businesses on the side of the road have fallen down. Mr. Hoang The Anh (Thanh Long, Thanh Chuong) imported 250 kumquat trees this year but has only sold 50. With no buyers due to the rain and wind, the fear of losing money is more present than ever. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Despite trying to get the tree up, the soil ball was wet and broken, so the tree could not stand up. People had to cover it with a tarp, hoping that when the rain stopped, they would find a way to get the tree up again. Photo: Tien Dong |
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Tarpaulins were hastily stretched out in the rain to shelter sellers, and trees were displayed on the sidewalks, but very few customers asked to buy them. Many kumquat bonsai pots that were sold for 3-4 million VND a few days ago have now been reduced by more than half. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The heavy rain broke the soil ball of the tree, so to prop up the tree, the business households had to buy more plastic flower pots to put the tree in. The cost increased, while the tree could not be sold, making the business households very worried. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The heavy rain caused many kumquat trees to lose fruit, which reduced the value of the trees. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Mr. Tai, residing in Hung My commune (Hung Nguyen), bought more than 100 peach trees in Ha Tinh to bring back to Vinh city to sell, but this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of buyers is very low. It is almost Tet but he has only sold more than 20 trees. After the rain from last night to this morning, he could only take shelter in front of the porch of the house next to the street and sit and wait, just hoping to sell all the trees soon so he can go home to celebrate Tet. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Unstable weather, combined with low purchasing power, has caused many peach and kumquat businesses to face many difficulties this year. Photo: Tien Dong |
