Areca nut prices have increased to an unprecedented high.
For about a week now, in localities in Dak Lak province, instead of the image of traders collecting durian, there has been the image of a team of traders purchasing fresh areca nuts.
Fresh areca nut prices also gradually increased and reached the ceiling yesterday, reaching the highest level in the past few days.
The highest price for areca nuts in Vietnam is being purchased by traders in Nam Dinh province, reaching a record price of 90,000 VND/kg, the highest ever in Hai Duong commune, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province. B. Kh.
The highest price of areca nuts in Vietnam is currently recorded in Hai Duong commune, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province.
Hai Duong is the commune that grows the most areca nuts in Nam Dinh province. This is a commune with a tradition of growing areca nuts in Nam Dinh and Vietnam with two main production and business activities: growing areca seedlings to sell throughout the country and drying fresh areca nuts to sell to China.
The highest price for areca nuts in Vietnam that traders are purchasing in Hai Duong areca growing commune, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province is 90,000 VND/kg. Of course, with this sky-high purchase price, traders only "favor" areca nut bunches that are cut at the right time, have many fruits, are even, and are the right size...
In Dak Lak province, except for special cases, the price of durian has never reached the common level of 85,000 VND/kg like the current price of fresh areca nuts.
That is why many gardeners in Dak Lak jokingly say "Forget the price of durian, the price of fresh areca nut is the best". Will the areca nut tree "dethrone the billion-dollar durian tree"?
Mr. Dang Van Hai in Cu Ne commune, Krong Buk district, (Dak Lak province) every 20 days cuts areca bunches intercropped in coffee gardens and fruit gardens to sell to traders.
Traders are searching for fresh areca nuts at high prices in the Central Highlands provinces, with Dak Lak being the focus. The highest price in Dak Lak is currently 85,000 VND/kg. Photo: T.Loc.
"After only the first two fresh areca harvests, my family sold nearly 1 ton of fresh areca nuts at a price of 60,000-85,000 VND/kg. This is the highest price my family has ever sold, and also the highest price of fresh areca nuts in the locality that I have ever known," said Mr. Hai.
How has the price of fresh areca nuts changed in recent years?
Compared to durian and many other Vietnamese fruits officially exported to China, Europe and the US, fresh areca nuts are still the least stable in price. The price of fresh areca nuts is still mostly determined by traders, while farmers who grow areca nuts "have no idea what to do".
Therefore, the price of fresh areca nuts and the buying and selling of fresh areca nuts in the countryside are mostly based on luck. This leads to many "funny and sad" stories when buying and selling fresh areca nuts.
A fresh areca nut gathering point in Dak Lak after traders have purchased and had collectors bring them back. Photo: QH
An areca grower in Dak Lak "revealed" that areca growers check prices with each other during the season via phone and social networks. But it is only for reference to "set prices" accurately, to avoid being overcharged by experienced traders.
However, it is not uncommon to see a trader offering 69,000 VND/kg for 20 areca bunches yesterday. But a week later, the trader comes back and offers to cut the remaining dozens of areca bunches for 70,000 VND/kg, increasing the price by 10,000 VND per kg.
Many areca growers in Dak Lak believe that the price of fresh areca nuts at VND85,000/kg is the highest price ever in Vietnam. In fact, the price of areca nuts at VND85,000/kg was set in Vietnam in September 2022 in Thanh Hoa province.
At that time, a farmer growing areca nuts on a large area in Lang Chanh district, Thanh Hoa province sold several tons of fresh areca nuts for 80,000-85,000 VND/kg, earning billions of VND.
Except for the "hot" times, the price of fresh areca nuts in Vietnam usually fluctuates at common levels of 25,000-50,000 VND/kg. At many times, the price of fresh areca nuts "drops dramatically", only 2,000-3,000 VND/kg.
There have even been times when traders who buy fresh areca nuts suddenly disappear, and no one answers their calls. At those times, areca growers in Vietnam have no choice but to let the areca nuts ripen and dry on the trees without bothering to pick them.
According to the forecast of many areca growers with large areas and quantities in Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Ngai, Dak Lak... the price of fresh areca is still high.
The special point that many "experienced" areca farmers have not clearly explained is: Usually, the price of fresh areca nuts "feverish" only when there is a bad areca crop. But 2024 is a good areca nut harvest year, and the price in Vietnam has increased to an unprecedented high, reaching a record price in Nam Dinh of 90,000 VND/kg.
Source: https://danviet.vn/gia-cau-cao-nhat-viet-nam-thuong-lai-tung-thu-mua-la-bao-nhieu-vung-nao-gia-cau-dang-hot-nhat-20241010111111312.htm
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