Farmers are excited because the price of chayote squash at the beginning of the season is good.

(Baonghean.vn) - The chayote harvest season has just begun, but farmers in Quynh Lien commune, Hoang Mai town are very excited because the trees are full of fruit and have good prices.

We visited the chayote garden of Ms. Ho Thi Ha's family, village 3, Quynh Lien commune, just when the family was harvesting chayote. Ms. Ha said that her family has 2 sao of chayote, started planting from the end of August of the solar calendar and now has started to harvest. The first crop she picked 500 kg of fruits, this crop she picked 200 kg. Because it is the beginning of the season, not much has been harvested to transport to the northern market but only consumed in the region, so chayote is priced at 4,000 VND/kg, but in just about 10 days when the main season begins, the purchasing facilities will collect goods for export, chayote will be priced at 6,000 - 7,000 VND/kg.

At the beginning of the season, the chayote trellis is already full of fruit, the yield of chayote can reach 12 tons/sao/season.

Currently, the entire Quynh Lien commune has 80 hectares of chayote. This product has long been favored by consumers everywhere because it does not use pesticides or preservatives during production and transportation to the market. Chayote is a plant that can be harvested early and for a long time. After 1.5 - 2 months of planting, it begins to bear fruit and the harvest lasts for 4 months. The average yield is 12 tons/sao/crop, so even though there are years when prices drop, chayote growers still make a profit.

The joy of farmers when chayote has a good harvest and good price.

Mr. Ho Ngoc Tang - Chairman of Quynh Lien Commune People's Committee said: "Chau su is the main winter crop of the commune, bringing high economic efficiency. The locality has also instructed people to plant according to the planning to avoid the situation of supply exceeding demand. At the same time, we are in the process of building a clean vegetable brand for chayote to increase the value of the product."

Hopefully from now until the end of the season, chayote will maintain its price, helping farmers gain high profits, contributing to the development of household economies, thereby creating conditions for the local socio-economy to develop in a sustainable direction.

Nguyen Thanh Thuy

Hoang Mai Radio Station