Over 100,000 VND for a mini Tet apricot pot

Each mini apricot pot about 40-60 cm high is sold by gardeners for 100,000 VND, the lowest price in 5 years.

Mr. Vu, a gardener in Ben Tre, said that this year his ornamental plant nursery is offering 40-50 cm tall mai trees for sale at VND99,000. This price is down 20% from last year and the cheapest in the past 5 years.

"Last year, 50cm tall apricot trees cost 120,000-130,000 VND," said Mr. Vu.

Nearly 1,000 small-sized apricot pots priced at VND100,000 each were also sold by Mr. Tuan in Cu Chi (HCMC) to wholesalers for shipment to the North. He estimated that sales this year could be half of last year's.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nghia in Cai Mon (Ben Tre) has just started the Tet season and has decided to reduce the price by 20-30% to "push" 500 mini apricot pots to wholesalers. "The apricot trees have many canopies, flowers and enough buds, but the price still has to be reduced to make them easier to sell because of weak purchasing power," he said.

In fact, Mr. Vu said that this year, consumers' shopping needs have changed a lot, they are more economical when choosing to buy cheap ornamental plants for Tet, instead of spending a few million dong like before. Therefore, growers have switched to growing small trees more than every year. Mini apricot trees have beautiful shapes, suitable for placing on the altar of ancestors and the land god, so they are quite popular.

Apricot pot for 99,000 VND at Duy Khoi garden (Ben Tre). Photo: Anh Vu

To stimulate demand, many gardeners have reduced their prices despite the high cost of care. They have also promoted online sales or live streaming in the garden. Mr. Nghia said that thanks to online sales, orders have increased by 10% in the past week.

According to gardeners, mini apricot trees are grown and potted for about 2 years. Growers take care of and shape the apricot tree in the second year, usually in the 10th and 11th lunar months, so that it will have buds and flowers blooming in time for Tet.

Apricot pot 200,000 VND at Cai Mon garden (Ben Tre). Photo: Anh Nghia

For mai trees over 1 meter tall, gardeners said that this year, most of them are for rent, while the number of customers ordering to buy has decreased by 70%. As for large mai pots, priced at 4-50 million VND per tree, gardeners in Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi, and Long An said that customers have booked half of them, with stable prices. The rest will be displayed at spring fairs near Tet.

In addition to small-sized apricot trees, mini peach branches are also popular with customers during Tet, priced at VND80,000-150,000. Peach "chip" bundles are made from 10 small branches, priced at VND100,000-110,000, down 10% compared to last year.

The Tet flower market this year is less vibrant than previous years. Supply in Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Tre, Tien Giang, and Da Lat decreased by 5-30% compared to last year. Flower growers expect the selling price for the 2024 Lunar New Year to remain at the same level as last year.

Thi Ha

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