After Tet, tomato prices increase, Nghe An farmers are excited
(Baonghean.vn) - Tomato growers in Nghe An's largest vegetable growing area are excited because after Tet, the market consumption is good, prices have increased sharply, each sao earns over 30 million VND.
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| On the morning of the 4th day of Tet, farmers in the coastal area of Quynh Luu district - the vegetable granary of Nghe An - went to the fields to harvest tomatoes in the joy of a good harvest and good prices. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| According to the people, this organic tomato variety has moderately large fruit, with a yield of about 3 tons/sao. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi An in Hamlet 8, Quynh Minh Commune said that tomatoes can be harvested after 2 months of planting and care. With 4 sao of tomatoes, before Tet, her family harvested 2 tons of fruit, and on the first day of the new year, they harvested 400 kg, with the selling price at the shore of 12,000 VND/kg - the highest in many years. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| When it's time to harvest, tomatoes ripen continuously for many days, so they are harvested every day. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| After harvesting, tomatoes are packed in foam boxes for easy storage and transportation. Old farmer Ho Van Thanh said that this year the selling price is high, so after 3 days of Tet when traders buy, the couple goes straight to the fields to harvest. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Tomatoes are harvested when the fruit is ripe on the tree, so the quality is good and can be preserved for a long time. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| According to traders, most of the tomatoes are transported to Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam provinces... for consumption. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Ms. Vu Thi Bich Hang - Head of the Department of Agriculture of Quynh Luu district said that this winter crop, the coastal area has about 60 hectares of tomatoes. This year, tomatoes have a good harvest and good prices, so farmers are excited. With a yield of about 3 tons per hectare, if the price is maintained at 12,000 VND/kg until the end of the season, 1 hectare of tomatoes will bring in over 700 million VND. Photo: Xuan Hoang |