Bustling peanut season
(Baonghean.vn) - For decades, the people of Dien Thinh commune, Dien Chau district (Nghe An) have been famous for their agricultural product "stirring" profession, especially peanut "stirring" profession. Now, peanut "stirring" profession has become a closed service, from harvesting peanuts locally, purchasing from areas inside and outside the province to the preliminary processing stage and then selling to domestic and foreign markets.
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| Dien Chau is a famous peanut granary not only in the province but also in the whole country. This year, Dien Chau peanuts have a good harvest and good prices. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| Farmers use modern tuber plucking machines to speed up the harvest. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| Not only good at growing peanuts, Dien Chau people are also famous for peanut trading - also known as peanut trading. Photo: Canh Yen |
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The “peanut shuffling” service in Dien Thinh takes place all year round, but is most active from May to August. Peanuts are purchased from localities inside and outside the province. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| peanut processing at peanut service agents. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| Peanuts processed to export standards are packaged according to specifications. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| Peanuts are transported onto trucks to be delivered to customers. Photo: Canh Yen |
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| The peanut-shredding profession in Dien Chau, in addition to creating jobs for hundreds of workers, also brings great economic efficiency. Every year, in Dien Thinh commune alone, the peanut-shredding service purchases tens of thousands of tons of shelled peanuts, processes them, and exports 2,000 - 3,000 tons of peanuts to domestic and foreign markets; revenue reaches about 150 - 250 billion VND. |
