Hot pot vegetables are expensive and cold every day.

In the first days of the year, farmers in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau were busy harvesting winter vegetables. Although this year suffered many natural disasters at the beginning of the season, people together overcame difficulties to overcome the consequences, bringing about a successful vegetable crop.

Farmers in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district, harvest cabbage with joy of a good harvest and good price. Photo: Quang An

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau this year planted more than 4 sao of cabbage, shared: Although this vegetable crop is hard to produce, it grows well and gives a harvest, the average yield per sao is about 2 tons of cabbage. With the current price of about 6,000 VND/kg for a family with an income of over 10 million VND/sao.

The good news is that this year's vegetable crop, people do not have to worry about the output of their agricultural products or have to "dump" them as animal feed because the price is cheap like last year. On the contrary, the vegetables are purchased by traders right in the fields.

Ms. Nga, a resident of Dien Ky commune, Dien Chau, added: "Last year, cabbage was only 3,000 VND/kg and was difficult to sell. This year, the price is 6,000 - 7,000 VND/kg. As soon as we harvest, the product is sold out, so we farmers are very excited."

Green vegetables are selling well at markets. Photo: Quang An

According to many retailers, one of the main reasons for the high demand for green vegetables is the increasing popularity of restaurant services and hot pot dishes. Particularly in Vinh City, hot pot restaurants are springing up one after another, causing the consumption of green vegetables to increase sharply, especially vegetables used for hot pot cooking.

Ms. Phan Thi Kieu, a trader at Vinh wholesale market, said: "During the recent New Year holidays, dozens of tons of vegetables imported from the districts were all delivered to restaurants and eateries in the city. Especially vegetables such as water celery, chrysanthemums, cabbage, mushrooms, and tubers were sold out many days."

Water celery is very popular in hot pot restaurants, currently priced at over 20,000 VND/kg, double the previous price. Photo: Quang An

It is known that the price of watercress has doubled compared to the beginning of the season, from 12,000 VND/kg to over 20,000 VND/kg, chrysanthemums have increased from 2,000 VND/bunch to 5,000 VND/bunch, cabbage has increased from 4,000 to 7,000 VND/kg, and tubers such as potatoes and carrots have increased in price by about 20%.

Mr. Nguyen Dang Vinh, owner of a restaurant in Vinh City, shared: In winter, the trend of diners coming to the restaurant is usually hot pot and grilled dishes, in which hot pot is chosen by many people in parties, so the amount of vegetables imported to our restaurant has increased since the beginning of the season. Due to the high demand of customers and the fact that vegetables can be preserved in cold storage, there is no unsold stock.