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, the heavy rain also causes the kumquat trees to lose their fruit and the peach trees to lose all 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 no one buys. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Ms. 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 selling. I thought I would be able to sell my goods 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 that 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. 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. 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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Tarps were hastily stretched out in the rain to provide shelter for sellers, and trees were displayed on the sidewalks, but few customers asked to buy them. Many kumquat bonsai pots that were advertised for sale a few days ago for 3-4 million VND are now being discounted by more than half. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Heavy rain broke the soil ball of the tree, so to prop up the tree, businesses had to buy more plastic flower pots to put the tree in. The cost increased, while the tree could not be sold, making businesses very worried. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The heavy rain caused the kumquat trees to lose a lot of 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 can only take temporary 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 |
