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OCOP chayote costs 300 VND/kg, farmers regretfully throw away all over the garden

Hoai Thu • February 13, 2025 15:31

Although it is an agricultural product that meets 3-star OCOP standards, the price has now dropped to only 200 - 300 VND/kg, causing chayote in Quynh Lien commune (Hoang Mai town) to have to throw away all over the garden.

These days, farmers in Quynh Lien commune are still working hard in the fields. Mr. Cao Xuan Phuong - Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee said that people are currently continuing to harvest carrots, chayote and other agricultural products. In particular, chayote and carrots are two products that meet the 3-star OCOP standard. Photo: HT

20250213_083750(1).jpg — However, Mr. Cao Xuan Phuong also said that currently, agricultural product prices have dropped sharply, and some vegetables and tubers have hit rock bottom. Photo: HT

Residents of Hamlet 5, Quynh Lien Commune said that the current price of chayote is only 200 - 300 VND/kg but it is still unsold. Chayote fruit, after 3 months of planting and harvesting, if not picked, will become old, brown, and rotten, so if there are no traders to buy it, it will have to be picked and discarded. If not picked, the tree will break and the trellis will collapse. Photo: HT

People in Quynh Lien commune now only harvest chayote for fertilizer. Photo: HT

Some households pick chayote and wait for traders to come and buy. In the whole Quynh Lien commune, the annual area of chayote cultivation reaches 60-65 hectares, with an average yield of 100-120 tons/hectare. "Selling at a price of a few hundred dong per kilogram is a loss, but besides growing chayote and carrots, we don't know what else to grow. The problem of good harvests and low prices after Tet still happens frequently," said a resident of hamlet 5, Quynh Lien commune. Photo: HT

A popular image in Quynh Lien commune these days: Chayote squash is gathered waiting to be purchased. Photo: HT

Although there are dozens of agricultural product purchasing points in Quynh Lien commune, the amount of chayote produced by farmers is still not consumed. The current purchasing price ranges from 200-300 VND/kg, and only meets the purchasing demand of about 20-30%. Photo: HT

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