Que Phong market in the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year)

(Baonghean.vn) - The buying and selling activity in Que Phong market during the days leading up to the 2013 Lunar New Year was vibrant, with high demand, especially for food. Buffalo and beef prices rose sharply from 250,000 VND to 300,000 VND/kg; pork from 100,000 VND to 130,000 VND/kg; piglets from 90,000 VND to 130,000 VND/kg; and grass carp at 150,000 VND/kg. The main source of goods in Que Phong is produce from local farmers, brought to the market for exchange and sale. Safe and clean vegetables are also supplied to the market from the communes of Que Son, Chau Kim, Tien Phong, Muong Ngoc, etc.

A corner of Kim Son Town Market

Cattle and buffaloes sourced from the communes of Tri Le, Nam Nhoong, Quang Phong, Cam Muon, Chau Thon, Thong Thu, Hanh Dich, etc., are sold to the market. The high demand is driven by consumers who want to process them into "dried meat" (meat jerky) for sale, a specialty dish of the ethnic minority communities in the mountainous regions during Tet (Lunar New Year).

Lang Manh Hung (Que Phong District Party Committee)