(Baonghean.vn) - These days, coming to Quy Hop orange area, you can see the excitement of the people here, because this year the orange crop is good, the price is still very stable.
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Minh Hop is considered the orange capital of Quy Hop region with an area of over 1,200 hectares. In the photo, the 0.5 hectare orange garden of Ms. Chu Thi Van (Minh Cau hamlet - Minh Hop) this season yielded over 17 tons of oranges, an increase of 2 to 3 tons compared to last year. |
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According to Minh Hop people, this year's orange crop is better than previous years, so most orange garden owners are very excited about the sweet fruit season. |
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Each kilogram of orange sold at the garden has a price ranging from 25,000 VND/kg to 45,000 VND/kg depending on the orange variety. |
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This Van Du orange variety costs 20 - 25 thousand VND/kg. This is one of the orange varieties grown quite a lot in Minh Hop because of its high yield and price suitable for consumers' budget. |
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This Mat orange variety has a fairly stable yield. Each orange tree yields about 100 kg of fruit, the price at the garden is 35,000 VND/kg. This is considered a type of orange with a rich sweetness, many customers order it. |
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The highest prices are for Xa Doai oranges and Valen oranges. Mr. Dang Van Minh - owner of the orange farm said: These are the two main types of oranges serving the Tet market. Because the fruit is big, sweet, fragrant, has high nutritional value and ripens late. |
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It is the middle of orange season, so Minh Hop is very busy because every day there are many traders coming to buy oranges for consumption. Minh Hop oranges are available all over the South and the North. Mr. Nguyen Ba Ngoc (at 19/5 Nghia Dan) said: Every day he and his wife transport to Vinh 3 trips, each trip about 1 ton of oranges for the agents. |
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Besides wholesale, many people also come to the orange garden to buy oranges as gifts. Ms. Truong Thi Luyen (Ha Son commune) said: Every year when the orange season comes, she has to go to the farm several times to buy the most satisfactory oranges to send as gifts to relatives. |
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Realizing that orange trees are increasingly economically efficient and bring stable income, Mr. Luong Khanh Chung (Hamlet 17, Minh Hop) decided to switch from growing acacia to growing oranges. On an area of 3 hectares, Mr. Chung grows all varieties of Xa Doai and Van Du oranges and PQ tangerines. |
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To invest in growing oranges, in addition to tractors, Mr. Chung also invested in water pumps to water the oranges during drought days. |
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Chung's orange garden is now 3 months old. With proper care, he hopes that in 3 years, he will have a bumper crop of oranges. |
Thanh Thuy - Thu Huong