Yen Thanh: Busy harvesting Vinh oranges to serve New Year's Eve

Orange gardens in Dong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district are ripening and entering harvest season. Photo: Van Truong.

Owner of Dai Viet orange garden in Dong Thanh commune, districtYen Thanh, said that the family's orange hill has an area of ​​10 hectares, starting to harvest from the beginning of December 2022. At this time, the demand for oranges to serve the New Year market has increased. Traders from all over come to buy, selling 4-5 tons of oranges every day, having to hire 20 people to pick oranges continuously for many days to keep up with the demand for customers.

"This year's yield has decreased due to heavy rain, so the flower set rate is low, but in return, the price has increased by more than 10,000 VND/kg compared to last year (35,000 VND/kg bought at the garden). It is estimated that at the end of the harvest, there will be about 100 tons of oranges, sold for over 3 billion VND, and after deducting expenses, the profit is over 1.5 billion VND," said the owner of Dai Viet orange garden.

Harvesting oranges in Dong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Photo: Van Truong.

Mr. Tran Minh - a trader specializing in purchasing oranges in Vinh City shared: Dong Thanh oranges are mainly Xa Doai oranges with yellow hearts, and are grown around rocky cliffs, using organic fertilizers, so the oranges have a characteristic sweet taste, favored by customers. Every day, he purchases 5-6 tons of Dong Thanh oranges to supply the Hanoi market, mostly serving regular customers.

This year, orange production decreased but prices increased. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Ngo Van Tuan - Chairman of Dong Thanh Commune People's Committee said: The whole commune currently has more than 125 hectares of Vinh oranges, mainly delicious orange varieties such as Xa Doai long vang, Van Du... Of these, over 60 hectares of oranges are granted VietGAP standard certificates.

The Xa Doai orange variety with yellow heart, Dong Thanh commune has a characteristic sweet taste. Photo: PV.

Thanks to the good quality, Dong Thanh oranges are sold out as soon as they ripen near Tet. Mainly, traders from all over come to buy, up to this point, the whole commune has harvested about 500 tons of oranges.

Selecting oranges to pack in crates for shipping to consumers. Photo: Van Truong.

Dong Thanh oranges are sold everywhere. Photo: Van Truong.

It can be affirmed that orange trees have helped Dong Thanh people improve their lives, many households have revenue up to billions of dong each year. Although the harvest is not as good as every year due to the weather, this year the price is good, the whole Dong Thanh commune is estimated to harvest 1,400 tons of oranges, bringing in an income of over 45 billion dong.