After the storm, watermelon prices dropped sharply.

(Baonghean.vn) - After the storm, Dien Chau farmers had to focus on harvesting more than 200 hectares of summer-autumn watermelon. Due to mass harvesting, the rain caused the watermelons to be bland, so the price dropped by nearly half.

This summer-autumn crop, Dien Chau planted 300 hectares of watermelon, of which 100 hectares were harvested before storm No. 2 with a fairly high yield of 1.7-2 tons/sao. However, the remaining 200 hectares were mostly ready for harvest, and the storm caused the plants to be crushed and many fruits to rot. In Dien Thanh, Dien Phong, Dien Hong, and Dien Ky communes, people are mass harvesting watermelons after the storm.

Some melon areas were completely damaged. Photo by Mai Giang

The yield of watermelons is only 1.2-1.5 tons/sao, and the price has also dropped by nearly half. Before the storm, people sold for 5,000-6,000 VND/kg, but now it is only 3,000-3,500 VND/kg, earning about 3.5-4 million/sao. In addition, some areas of watermelons have not yet reached the harvest stage, but because the plants were crushed and waterlogged, they could not be restored, so they had to be completely destroyed.

Melons bought in the field are only 3000-3500 VND/kg. Photo by Mai Giang

Mr. Nguyen Thuan - Dien Thanh farmer is harvesting melons in the field and said: I harvest the big, beautiful fruits to sell to traders in the field, the rest have to be thrown away. The productivity has decreased but the price is cheap, very difficult to sell.

Mr. Cuong, a melon trader, said: Before, he bought several tons a day for fruit shops in the district, but now he only dares to buy about 1 ton. After the storm, the melons were bland, and the weather was not sunny, so consumption was poor.

Watermelon is difficult to sell after the storm. Photo by Mai Giang

Along with harvesting watermelons after the storm, Dien Chau farmers are also cleaning up the fields, planting another crop of watermelons, or growing vegetables for the winter crop.

Mai Giang