PQ Nghe An tangerines increase sharply in price due to the epidemic

This time last year, the PQ tangerine garden of Mr. Tran Quoc Tien's family, Dong Phong hamlet,Nghia Yen commune(Nghia Dan) had to rely on the rescue of benefactors and units, with the price of only 2,000 - 3,000 VND/kg. This year, all the tangerines were purchased by traders who came to the garden at a price many times higher.

People are excited because oranges and tangerines are consumed strongly after Tet. Photo: QA

Mr. Tien shared: "My family has 1.1 hectares of PQ tangerines. Due to good care and favorable weather, the yield reached nearly 30 tons of fruit. At the beginning of the season, the price of tangerines fluctuated from 4,000 - 5,000 VND/kg in the garden. However, since the Lunar New Year until now, the price has increased to 10,000 - 12,000 VND/kg but it is not enough to sell because the number of people ordering has increased dramatically."

Mr. Hoang Van Phuc - Chairman of Nghia Yen Commune People's Committee said: The whole commune has nearly 100 hectares of PQ tangerines that are being harvested. This year, the tangerines have a good harvest and good prices, so people are excited. In particular, if in previous years, people had to sell them retail or advertise on social networking sites to find buyers, this year, traders from all over the place flocked to them. Some households who save to sell at this time can earn tens to hundreds of millions of dong.

PQ tangerines are packed into bags weighing 10 - 20 kg to sell to people, mainly to squeeze for juice during the epidemic season. Photo: QA

It is known that the wholeNghia Dan districtThere are over 440 hectares of PQ tangerines for harvest, mainly concentrated in the communes of Nghia Mai, Nghia Yen, Nghia Tho... The expected yield is from 25 - 30 tons of fruit/ha, the estimated output is over 10,000 tons this crop year.

In Quy Hop district, at this time there is only a small area of ​​late-ripening oranges, mainly tangerines that have been harvested with an area of ​​over 500 hectares, concentrated in Nghia Xuan and Minh Hop communes... Because it is about to enter the final stage of the season, the tangerines picked are all purchased by traders.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai, a tangerine trader, said: There are two main reasons for the sudden increase in consumption of oranges and tangerines. Mainly because the Covid-19 epidemic broke out strongly in many localities in the province after Tet, the number of F0 cases continuously increased, therefore, the demand for fruits, especially citrus fruits rich in vitamin C and minerals to increase resistance, is sought by many people. Second, because oranges and tangerines are now preparing for the final harvest, so the output is not much, especially oranges are very rare, only tangerines remain. Therefore, the increase in price is also understandable in the law of supply and demand...".

It is known that every day, Ms. Hai rents a truck to Nghia Dan and Quy Hop districts to import tons of tangerines.Vinh CityFor sale, the tangerines are cut in half, not selected, and sold in pre-packaged bags of 10-20 kg for people to buy and squeeze juice to drink during the epidemic season. According to Ms. Hai, all imported goods are consumed wherever they arrive.

Despite good harvests and prices, authorities also recommend that farmers not massively expand the area of ​​tangerine cultivation for immediate profits.

Demand increased during the epidemic season, the "online orange and tangerine" market was also very vibrant. Photo: QA

Instead, people need to invest in improving crop quality, increasing the application of science and technology to bring to the market quality, safe products that will be welcomed by consumers.