Pork prices hit new high

Many pig farms in the North suffered heavy damage after storms and floods, even being wiped out, causing a shortage of pork supply. The price of live pigs increased sharply, reaching a new peak.

Mr. Toan - owner of a pig farm in Khoai Chau (Hung Yen) - shared that some local farmers have sold live pigs at 70,000-71,000 VND/kg. This is the highest price since the beginning of the year.

In the provinces and cities in the North, on September 20, live pigs were purchased at 68,000-70,000 VND/kg - the highest in the country, while in the Central and Southern regions, the common price was from 63,000-65,000 VND/kg. (See details)

ST25 rice price increased abnormally

Recently, the specialty rice business community has been anxious because the price of ST25 rice from suppliers has been increasing continuously. According to Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, the "Mr. Cua Rice" brand of the father of this famous rice variety - Mr. Ho Quang Cua - has increased its price twice. The first time was on September 1st with an increase of VND2,000/kg and the second time, applied from September 17th with an increase of VND1,500/kg.

Due to the sharp increase in the price of ST25 rice, some retailers are having to temporarily stop selling this product, waiting for the price to stabilize. Due to the shortage of supply, the price of ST25 rice has increased sharply, to 10,000-12,000 VND/kg, an increase of 2,000-3,000 VND/kg, leading to an increase in the price of rice of about 5,000 VND/kg.

Customers jostle to buy Do Son buffalo meat for luck, prices are cheaper than every year

The 2024 Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival has a total of 15 extremely dramatic matches, attracting a large number of spectators and tourists to watch. Coming to the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, in addition to the excitement of witnessing the dangerous attacks of the "buffaloes", people and tourists are also very excited, willing to spend millions to buy buffalo meat for luck.

Do Son fighting buffalo meat is sold at a price of around 2 million VND/kg, customers jostle to buy hoping for luck. Compared to previous years, the price of fighting buffalo meat this year is cheaper. (See details)

Expensive green plum still attracts customers

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Green apricots, once a rustic fruit, have now become a super expensive commodity at Hanoi markets. Photo: NVCC

“Previously, ripe, red apricots were dirt cheap, and green apricots were given away and no one would take them. Now, this young green fruit has become a hot trend, with a super expensive price of 430,000 VND/kg,” said Ms. Le Kieu Van while closing orders.

With this price, according to Ms. Van, green jujube surpasses the price of all domestic fruits, becoming the most expensive product in the market. It is even more expensive than imported fruits from the US, Australia, Thailand... sold in the Vietnamese market today.

On the “online market” today, green apricots are sold for 300,000-430,000 VND/kg. The suppliers only deliver when customers buy a set of 300g or more. As for salted and chili apricots, the price is 65,000-70,000 VND/set; green apricots with dipping sauce are 90,000-120,000 VND/set. (See details)

Laptops discounted by tens of millions of dong

From now until the end of October is the time for new students of universities, colleges, vocational high schools and vocational schools nationwide to complete admission procedures to start the new school year.

Understanding the needs of new students to buy equipment, according to Nguoi Dua Tin, a series of electronics supermarkets have launched discount and promotion programs to attract customers, especially laptops. Some laptop products are discounted by tens of millions of VND during this time.

Not only do they offer discounts of up to 55%, many electronics supermarkets also offer a "exchange exam scores for money" promotion for new students to attract customers.

Big sale moon cakes still unsold

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival has low purchasing power, and sales are sluggish. Tien Phong newspaper reported that after the 15th of August, many moon cake stalls in Hanoi had to offer heavy discounts to stimulate demand and reduce inventory.

Many brands have had to reduce prices by 30-50%, some even slash prices to the floor with buy 1 get 1 free to clear inventory. Despite being put on sale early and offering many promotions, the number of cakes in stock has made many business people sad. Although prices have been "dramatically" reduced to 2/3 of the cost before the Mid-Autumn Festival, not many people are interested.

Buying Tet flight tickets early is still difficult to get cheap tickets

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet have opened early sales for Tet At Ty. However, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported that many passengers are still having difficulty finding cheap tickets, not to mention the significant increase compared to the same period last year, especially on provincial routes and during peak days.

According to the survey, early Tet airfares of airlines on flights are currently at a fairly high level. For example, on the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi flight on January 25, 2025 (ie December 26), Vietnam Airlines is selling tickets at VND3.7 million/ticket/leg for economy class and VND9.8 million for business class (including taxes and fees). One of the main reasons for the high price of Tet 2025 tickets is the shortage of aircraft.