Pine resin prices increase again, Nghe An workers stick to the forest to exploit
Thanh Phuc•DNUM_BBZBCZCACE 15:39
The price of pine resin increased by 5,000 VND/kg, the market is easy to consume, so pine forest owners in Nghe An actively stick to the forest hills, hiring workers to exploit resin.
Nghe An has nearly 15,500 hectares of pine forests for resin, concentrated in the localities: Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Yen Thanh, Hoang Mai town... The type of pine grown here is mainly horsetail pine, which has the ability to produce good resin, supplying to industrial production sectors. Photo: TPThe pine resin exploitation season starts from March to December every year, with pine resin output of about 2,500 tons/year. Photo: TPOnly pine trees that are 15 years old or older and have a chest diameter of 20cm or more can be exploited. Photo: TPA pine tree can yield 4 to 5 kg of resin per year. Photo: TPTo exploit pine resin, workers must use hoes to carve into chips and create troughs for the pine resin to flow. Photo: TPWhen harvesting resin, workers must follow the process and techniques of exploitation, ensuring the growth and development of pine trees. Accordingly, each time they dig, they only open the trunk 8-12cm (called 1 piece) and wait for the tree to flow resin. Every 5 days, they dig another piece, raising it 10cm higher. Photo: TPIn many places, instead of using a hoe to carve chips to create a trough, workers switch to using a specialized knife to make a V-shaped cut to get the resin. Photo: Quoc DanUsually, it takes 10 days to harvest 1 bowl of pine resin/tree. Photo: TPWhen collecting resin, remove chips, residue, bark and drain the water in a bowl. Photo: TPThis year, the price of pine resin has increased to 23,000 VND/kg (an increase of 5,000 VND/kg) compared to previous years, so people are actively sticking to the forest and hiring workers to harvest resin. Mr. Le Viet Ngu - a forest owner in Quynh Trang commune (Quynh Luu) and a group of about 4 workers are tapping pine resin and said: "My family has been assigned 15 hectares of pine, which is in the harvest season. This is the main source of income for the family. The price of pine resin has increased this year, up to 22 - 23,000 VND/kg, so the family is very excited". Photo: TP
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