Supermarkets join in 'rescuing' tomatoes in Quynh Luu
(Baonghean.vn) - After Nghe An Electronic Newspaper published the article "Farmers cry because of a good tomato crop", reflecting the situation of "many households in Quynh Luu district losing crops because of a good tomato crop, traders buying in moderation at low prices, forcing people to pick them to feed their animals, or even throw them away", based on this information, Big C Vinh stepped in to "rescue" tomatoes for farmers.
Farmers cry because of a good tomato crop...
(Baonghean.vn) - After the Lunar New Year, many households in Quynh Luu district suffered losses due to a bumper tomato crop. Traders bought in moderation at low prices, forcing people to pick some to feed their animals or even throw them away.
According to Mr. Tran An Khang - Director of Big C Vinh Supermarket, right after reading the news from Nghe An Electronic Newspaper, he and some Big C officials went to the tomato growing areas in Quynh Luu and saw that the situation was exactly as reported in the newspaper. From there, this unit decided to "rescue" tomatoes to help farmers. Right on the first trip, the supermarket bought 2.5 tons, on March 12 it will buy 11 tons and send them to the system's supermarkets in Hue, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Hanoi...
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| Tomatoes are in season but the price is low, many people are sad and do not want to harvest - Photo: PV |
According to Mr. Khang, “Big C is responsible for sending staff to check the quality, sample analysis costs, sending a team to join the harvest with the people, and covering the costs incurred in transportation and business. The purchase price at the field as requested by the farmers is 2,000 VND/kg + 500 VND for the cost of people transporting to the gathering place to be packed and loaded onto the supermarket truck.”
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| Unit staff check the quality of tomatoes before deciding to purchase and pack them in boxes. Photo: PV |
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| Tomatoes are packed in plastic and foam boxes before being transported to the supermarket system. Photo: PV |
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| The first truck "rescued" tomatoes to the Big C supermarket system. Photo: PV |
To purchase all of these tomatoes, Mr. Khang said Big C will transport them to supermarket systems nationwide to help people.
In the immediate future, this unit will focus on purchasing in Quynh Thanh commune (Quynh Luu) and has the ability to expand purchasing in other localities if support is needed.
