Unprecedentedly expensive, cherries at 2 million VND/kg are still 'sold out' at the Tet At Ty market

Cherry is an imported fruit that has appeared in the Vietnamese market for many years with increasingly affordable prices. This Tet At Ty, imported cherries from Chile, Australia, New Zealand... continue to flood the Vietnamese market.

However, no longer cheap as before, imported cherries are flooding the Tet market at high prices. Some types have skyrocketing prices every day but are still "sold out".

At the Tet market, the cheapest imported cherry is priced at 220,000 VND/kg, while the most expensive one is priced at 2 million VND/kg. This is a fairly high price compared to other imported fruits sold in the Vietnamese market today.

According to Ms. Bui Ngoc Lan - owner of a fruit shop in Thanh Xuan (Hanoi), last year, the economy was difficult, many families cut down on Tet spending. However, cherry is one of the imported fruits that people prioritize buying as gifts, so the goods are consumed very well. In particular, the higher the quality of cherry, the more popular it is during this time.

Durian "rescue" with price only 50,000 VND/kg

Nearing the Lunar New Year of At Ty 2025, according to Nguoi Dua Tin, when most foods, fruits and consumer goods increase in price every day, durian is suddenly sold at a "super cheap" price, from only 50 thousand VND/kg.

On some major streets in Hanoi and some provinces and cities such as Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, etc., container trucks carrying durian appeared with the words “rescue durian”. Not only that, on social networking groups and online markets, durian was also suddenly sold at the cheapest price in the past year.

“I am rescuing durian for export from my company for only 50,000 VND/kg. The import price is 135,000 VND, not including the 75 million VND freight. My company specializes in exporting durian to China, but this batch was shipped late so it couldn’t get through, so I had to return it at a cheaper price. 6 bags of durian, 8-9kg of pulp per box, price 450,000 VND, 1-for-1 exchange if there is a problem,” a Facebook account named Huong advertised.

Cheap prices, attractive offers, advertisements, beautiful images, so under each article there are hundreds of comments, orders, shares.

Tet market 'shouts price' green bananas at half a million/bunch, cheap goods from the South come out to supply urgently

Green bananas at the Tet market are very expensive. From the 23rd of December, the price of green bananas at the market has been increasing rapidly every day. On the 25th of Tet, bananas from the North sold at the market are extremely expensive, from 200,000-400,000 VND/bunch, twice as expensive as last year's Tet. For beautiful bunches of bananas with odd fruits (bunch of 25, 27, 29 or 31 fruits), sellers "ask for" 450,000-500,000 VND/bunch.

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Green bananas at the Tet market can cost up to half a million dong per bunch. Photo: Tam An

To cool down the green banana market during the Lunar New Year, bananas from the South flooded the Hanoi market at quite cheap prices.

On the online market, green bananas from the South are sold everywhere. Most of the dealers sell by weight at prices ranging from 35,000-50,000 VND/kg; some people choose to sell by fruit, prices ranging from 6,000-8,000 VND/fruit. In total, a 3-4kg bunch costs only 120,000-160,000 VND/kg.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh - a fruit seller in Cau Giay (Hanoi), this price is 1/3 of the price of green bananas in the North, but customers are not too interested. Because people are afraid that bananas are transported in cold containers, and brought home for Tet worship will quickly deteriorate.

Tet flower prices fluctuate, Tay Tuu farmers are worried

As Tet is approaching, flower growers in Tay Tuu (Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi) are worried because the flower consumption market this year is worse than previous years. Meanwhile, the prices of many types of flowers have dropped sharply compared to this time last year.

Chrysanthemums are grown the most in Tay Tuu. This type of flower is sold for 2,000 VND/flower, half the price compared to last year.

Similarly, this year's violets also dropped sharply, down to 2,500 VND/plant compared to 5,000 VND/plant last year. After the storm, people planted violets en masse, so the price dropped sharply.

The market price of lilies is currently around 30,000 VND/branch of 5 flowers. The price of lilies this year has not been adjusted compared to last year.

Roses are hard to bloom and scarce after the storm, so prices are higher than last year. Last year's selling price was 5,000 VND/flower. This year, the price of roses is around 8,000-12,000 VND/flower.

House cleaning at the end of the year: Price increased 4 times but still hard to find

On normal days, the price of cleaning service is about 60,000 VND/hour, but from December 15, the price starts to double. On December 26, the price went up to 230,000 VND/hour but it is still difficult to hire people.

"It's not easy to find a cleaner these days. Like me, it took me three times to find someone to clean my house," Ms. Le Thi Thoa (Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi) shared with Tien Phong Newspaper.

Not only Ms. Thoa, many women said that it is very difficult to hire a house cleaning service near Tet. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, from Phu Xuyen district (Hanoi) said that in the days before Tet, many customers look for house cleaning services. Therefore, many people, even though they have booked a schedule, see that other customers offer higher prices so they "break the deal".

Working tirelessly, car washers and barbers make a lot of money on the eve of Tet

On the days leading up to Lunar New Year 2025, many services are making a fortune by doubling or even tripling their prices compared to normal days, but customers are still flocking in.

VTC News reported that Mr. Nguyen Van Tuyen (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) said that the closer to Tet, the higher the car wash price. Accordingly, on December 26-28, the price for washing a 4-5 seat car is 100,000 VND/time (normal price is 50,000 VND), washing a 7 seat car, pickup truck is 150,000 VND/time (normal price is 60,000 VND).

In addition to car wash services, beauty salons also have the opportunity to make money during Tet because they are always full of customers all day. Many hair salons in the 2 weeks before Tet are always overloaded, operating at full capacity from early morning to late at night but still cannot serve all customers. Due to the large number of customers, the price of haircuts is also increased by tens to hundreds of thousands of dong.

In addition to shopping for fashion and hair, women also pay a lot of attention to accessories such as nails and false eyelashes, so nail and eyelash extension spas are always overloaded. Service prices increase by 10% compared to normal days.