Nhat Tan peach blossoms are in full bloom, prices skyrocket but still in high demand

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On the occasion of Lunar New Year, Nhat Tan peach village (Tay Ho district, Hanoi) is once again dressed in brilliant red by tens of thousands of peach trees in full bloom.

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The warm weather in the days leading up to Tet At Ty is favorable for Nhat Tan peach blossoms. These days, consumers and traders from all over flock here to choose the peach trees and branches they like.

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This year's Lunar New Year, due to the impact of storm Yagi, many peach areas were flooded and damaged, causing peach output and prices to increase significantly compared to previous years.

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At this time, Nhat Tan peach growers are busy harvesting peaches to serve the needs of the people. Many garden owners assessed that, although affected by the storm last September, the weather was favorable, the peaches bloomed beautifully at the right time, however, the price was 20-50% higher than in previous years.

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For many tourists and traders, Nhat Tan peach blossoms are still the top choice to buy for Tet or to supply to the market.

Ms. Hoang Thi Bich (Dong Anh, Hanoi) has been selling flowers at Hoang Hoa Tham flower market for many years, sharing: "For many years, I have kept the habit of going to peach gardens in Nhat Tan or Phu Thuong to choose peaches to sell. However, this year, Phu Thuong peaches have suffered a lot of damage, so most people will flock to Nhat Tan peach village, causing the price of peaches here to increase compared to previous years."

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Efforts to save Nhat Tan peach trees flooded by storm Yagi were rewarded with peach branches blooming beautifully at the right time, selling for high prices, improving the economy for peach growers.

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Mr. Toan was busy tying peach branches to cars for customers to take home to celebrate Tet. Mr. Toan said that his peach garden was flooded with nearly 50% of its planting area. Fortunately, the remaining peach trees after recovery efforts, by the time Tet was near, the flowers were in full bloom, beautiful, so the price was higher than previous years.

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Keeping the habit of going to Nhat Tan peach garden to choose peach blossoms to celebrate Tet since 2019, this year Mr. Ha Giang (Thanh Hoa) drove his car to buy 8 peach blossom branches to celebrate Tet with his relatives.

“Peach blossom prices this year are higher than previous years. The biggest branch I bought cost more than 3 million VND. If I bought it outside the garden, it would be even more expensive. Many branches cost almost double compared to last year,” Giang shared.

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Mr. Nguyen Son Dai went to Nhat Tan peach garden to choose 2 peach branches for his family to display on Tet.

“This year’s peach blossoms are more beautiful than usual, but the prices are also higher due to the storm. Every year I buy a branch for 1.2 million VND, but this year the same branch costs up to 1.7 million VND,” said Mr. Dai.