Nghe An in the harvest season of specialty palm fruits
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, people in the mountainous district of Con Cuong (Nghe An) are entering the palm fruit harvest season from their own barren land.
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| Palm trees are often planted by mountain people in gardens around their houses or on hills with the purpose of using palm leaves to thatch roofs. In addition, palm fruit is also a favorite food in the cold season in Thai villages in Con Cuong district. It takes 6 years from planting to harvesting leaves, but palm trees can harvest fruit for up to 20 years. Photo: Ba Hau |
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Mr. Lo Van Thang - Head of Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune said: The whole village currently has more than 160 households, most of which grow palm trees with a total area of more than 100 hectares. Palm trees are a tree with a dual income source from fruit and leaves, so they have helped many households in the village have additional daily income. Photo: Ba Hau |
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Ms. Vi Thi Tuyet's family in Khe Ran village, Bong Khe commune has up to 60 palm trees, however, only 10 trees bear fruit, the rest are mainly used to sell leaves. Ms. Tuyet said that this year, due to favorable weather, the palm crop was good, the 10 palm trees alone yielded an average of 10 - 20 kg of fruit each, with an average selling price of 30,000 - 40,000 VND/kg. Photo: Ba Hau |
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| According to local people, families mainly grow palm trees to sell leaves, but in recent years, the income from palm fruits has been 9-10 million VND. For a mountainous household, such an income is significant, making people very excited. Photo: Ba Hau |
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Although the palm fruit harvest season has just begun, many traders have already started to buy and sell wholesale to lowland areas. The palm fruit harvest season starts from the 10th lunar month to January of the following year. After being picked, the palms will be classified for sale. Photo: Ba Hau |
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| According to a palm buyer from Do Luong district: Currently, the market demand for this mountain fruit is very strong, on average she sells more than 200 kg of fruit per day, and there are days when there is nothing to sell. Palm leaves as well as palm fruits are hot-selling items and are very easy to sell, traders often buy directly at home. However, the supply often does not meet the demand. Photo: Ba Hau |
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| Pickled palm is a specialty of Con Cuong. The salted palm is rich and flavorful, and you will never forget it after just one bite. Photo: Ba Hau |
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