Origin traceability stamps for Vinh oranges have decreased sharply.

Vinh oranges have been labeled with traceability labels since 2018. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the Nghe An Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, in October and November this year, 10 companies, cooperatives and orange growing households in the province registered to print nearly 33,000 origin tracing stamps to stick on Vinh orange products.

Meanwhile, in the same period of October and November 2019, orange production and trading units in the province registered to print nearly 126 thousand oranges.Vinh orange origin traceability stamp.

Thus, the number of stamps this year has decreased a lot compared to the 2019 orange crop.

The reason, according to research, is that this year many oranges fell off, the quality of the oranges was not good, so orange growers did not stick origin traceability stamps.

Vinh oranges have been favored by the market because of their good quality and beautiful appearance. Photo: Xuan Hoang

For example, Xuan Thanh Agricultural Company Limited in Quy Hop district printed more than 16,000 stamps in October and November of 2019, but only printed 498 stamps in October and November of this year.

Some famous orange production and trading units in Quy Hop district in October and November have not registered to print traceability stamps for Vinh oranges.

Vinh oranges are harvested by farmers mostly in the 3-month period, from October to December. Therefore, with the number of origin tracking stamps registered by units in the past 2 months, it is predicted that in this whole orange season, the number of oranges with origin tracking stamps will not be much.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology said that the stamping of origin of Vinh oranges is aimed at introducing and promoting Vinh orange products.Nghe An, and at the same time increase the value of Vinh oranges. Therefore, orange growers need to stick traceability stamps on Vinh oranges if their orange gardens meet the conditions. The Department of Science and Technology will conduct a survey to grasp the actual situation in the orange areas that have been certified to register geographical indications for Vinh oranges./.