Peach and kumquat trees in Nghe An are unsold on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, peach, kumquat, and apricot blossom selling points in Nghe An still had a large amount of leftover trees. Some traders even left their goods behind to go home, accepting the loss.
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| On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, there were still quite a lot of people selling peach blossoms in Vinh City, however, the situation of "more sellers than buyers" appeared on many streets. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Many peach trees were still patiently waiting for customers on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, however, the number of people asking to buy was very low because people had returned to their hometowns to prepare for Tet. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| The last peach trees were negotiated for price on the afternoon of the 30th in Vinh City. Most of them were half the price compared to when they were first brought back. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| There were still quite a lot of kumquat trees in Vinh City on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet. Ms. Hong, the owner of a kumquat selling point, said: "This year is the slowest year in the 4 years I have been selling kumquats. On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, I still had more than 100 unsold kumquat trees. I had to sell and give them away to sell them quickly." Photo: Lam Tung |
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| The yellow apricot selling area has a slightly better number of customers, the price of yellow apricot flowers from 2 - 3 million at the beginning of the season is now only fluctuating around 1 million VND. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| In Dien Chau district, kumquat is the slowest selling item among ornamental plants during Tet. In the photo: The kumquat selling point in Dien Xuan commune, Dien Chau district still has about 50% of the plants unsold even though it is already afternoon of the 30th. Photo: Quang An |
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| Many kumquat trees, after a long time of being exposed to the rain and sun waiting for buyers, have dropped their fruits en masse. The price of kumquat trees, which cost millions of dong, is now only fluctuating between 100,000 - 300,000 VND/tree on the afternoon of the 30th. Photo: Quang An |
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| In Yen Thanh town, the situation is still not better. Faced with sluggish sales, traders have left their kumquats behind and gone home. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Peach trees were also thrown away en masse on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet in Yen Thanh town. Photo: Xuan Hoang |