Traders collect flowers for Tet

Mr. Hoa, area 9, Dong Da ward, Quy Nhon city, one of the chrysanthemum growers here, said that Dong Da ward has a long-standing chrysanthemum growing profession. The whole ward has a few dozen households working together.

Mr. Hoa added that this flower crop, his family planted more than 6,000 pots of various types. The chrysanthemums bloomed right on Tet so the family was very happy. Up to now, more than 1,000 pots have been sold, mainly raspberry chrysanthemums. The selling price of raspberry chrysanthemums ranges from 140,000 - 250,000 VND/pot depending on the size. The large chrysanthemums with a diameter of 2 m and a height of 1.5 m are sold for 1.5 million VND/pot.

Ms. Le Thi Le Hang, Quy Nhon Urban Lighting and Green Park Joint Stock Company, said that this is the second year the company has ordered chrysanthemums here. The company plans to buy more than 150 pots to decorate the Nguyen Sinh Sac - Nguyen Tat Thanh monument (Quy Nhon city). In general, chrysanthemums have many flowers, are fresh, and have eye-catching colors.

Not far away, Mr. Huynh Tu's chrysanthemum garden is constantly being asked to buy. His family owns about 1,000 pots of raspberry chrysanthemums and 300 pots of large chrysanthemums. He has sold about 30% of the chrysanthemums he has on the market. Mr. Tu said that the purchasing power this year is not very strong, but the prices remain stable like every year, so his family is happy.

For raspberry chrysanthemums, gardeners are selling them for 200,000 - 250,000 VND/pot; large chrysanthemums are sold for 500,000 - 6 million VND/pot depending on the diameter of the pot. "Having been in the profession for many years, I have my own secret to care for them. Thanks to that, the flowers are of good quality, favored by traders, and the selling price is also much higher than that of gardeners," Mr. Tu said excitedly.

In Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, the atmosphere in the flower growing villages has also become more bustling as the peak days of flower sales enter. This year, despite the unfavorable weather with cold weather and continuous unseasonal rains, many flower gardens did not bloom beautifully and the consumption market was slower than in previous years. However, up to this point, most of the Tet flower gardens have had orders from traders and people.

Since December 20, more than 2,000 pots of sunflowers, cockscombs, marigolds... of Mr. Ly Quoc Doanh's family in Phuoc Buu town, Xuyen Moc district have been purchased and transported by traders, more than 50% of the quantity sold. The remaining pots are expected to be exported from now until December 27.

According to Mr. Doanh, compared to previous years, flower prices increased by more than 10% due to high input costs. Also according to Mr. Doanh, this year due to the influence of the weather, many flower gardens did not bloom beautifully, flower buds were still very green and did not bloom in time for Tet, this year's flower consumption market was slower than previous years.

In the flower growing village of Phuoc Long Tho commune, Long Dat district, gardeners are also busy selling flowers. The garden of Dat Thao, cockscomb, marigolds..., with 3,000 pots of Ms. Huynh Thi Thanh Nguyet has been ordered by traders up to this point. These flowers will be shipped out in the next 1-2 days.

Ms. Nguyet shared that this year, the unseasonal rains affected the flowers a lot, so this year the flowers are not as beautiful as previous years. "This year, my family has reduced the number of flower pots planted by 50% compared to last year, but due to economic difficulties, consumption is slower than every year," Ms. Nguyet shared.

The most bustling atmosphere is Kim Dinh flower village, Ba Ria city. From December 15, the whole Tet flower village here begins to be bustling. These days, hundreds of trucks continuously come and go to transport flowers to large warehouses on the street and neighboring provinces, serving the Lunar New Year market of At Ty 2025.

According to gardeners in Kim Dinh flower village, this year's Tet flower season has been unfavorable due to the uneven blooming of flowers, so the selling price of flowers has not increased compared to last year. Currently, most gardeners have sold more than 70% of the flower pots and traders have transported them to other places. It is expected that from now until December 25, all the Tet flower pots will be sold out.

Kim Dinh flower village, Ba Ria city, is the oldest and first flower village in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Long, Director of Kim Dinh Flower Agricultural Service Cooperative, Kim Dinh ward, Ba Ria city, due to the slow Tet flower crop last year, the consumption of Tet flowers in Kim Dinh flower village was very slow, many gardeners had to transport them far away to sell them all, and many gardeners could not sell them all and had to destroy them. Therefore, this year, people have sharply reduced the area of ​​flower planting. Specifically, if last year the whole ward had about 22 hectares of flower planting, then at this point there are only about 12 hectares/40 households.

For this year's Tet flower crop, Ms. Tran Thi Thu Hang, Kim Dinh Ward, Ba Ria City, planted more than 1,000 pots of large chrysanthemums and cockscombs, a decrease of about 1/3 compared to last year. Ms. Hang shared that on the 16th day of the lunar calendar, her family started selling Tet flowers, and so far her family has sold more than 70% of the flower pots in the garden. "Although the weather is unfavorable this year, fortunately my family's flower garden still blooms beautifully and right on Tet, so the consumption is quite good, currently there are only a few insignificant pots left in the garden," Ms. Hang shared.

This is the third year that Mr. Ho Van Phong, a trader from Dong Nai province, has bought flowers from Kim Dinh flower village, Ba Ria city, to sell retail. Mr. Phong assessed that Kim Dinh flower village, Ba Ria city is the place that takes care of and produces the most beautiful large chrysanthemum pots in the region that no other place has, largely thanks to the experience and care techniques of the people. Although this year, in Kim Dinh flower village, the flower pots are not blooming evenly like every year due to the influence of unfavorable weather, so beautiful flower pots are quite scarce, but the selling price is the same as every year, only a few gardens have increased slightly.

The entire Ba Ria-Vung Tau province currently has nearly 100 hectares of Tet flower growing area, with nearly 1 million large and small flower pots, mainly traditional flowers such as large chrysanthemums, crystal chrysanthemums, spring, cockscomb, sunflowers, marigolds... Up to this point, all types of flowers have bloomed brilliantly, ready to supply the market.

Meanwhile, flower markets in the central area and main roads in Hue city have begun to bustle and become vibrant to serve the decoration needs of the people. According to many traders, this year's flowers are beautiful, blooming right on Tet holiday due to favorable weather and stable prices.

These days, gardeners and traders are rushing to bring flowers to display at Tet flower markets to promptly supply the market. Not only flowers from traditional gardens and flower villages in the city, many traders also import flowers from provinces and cities across the country to serve the diverse needs of the people. In the city's cultural center, Le Duan and Le Quy Don streets are filled with flowers of various types, making the Tet atmosphere even more bustling.

Taking advantage of the sunny days, many people went out to the streets to enjoy spring, consult prices and choose the most beautiful flower pots to bring home to display. The atmosphere of buying and selling flowers and ornamental plants began to become lively. According to many traders, flower prices this year are also stable as in previous years.

According to records, yellow chrysanthemums cost from 500,000 - 5 million VND/pair; raspberry chrysanthemums cost about 500,000 VND/pair; gerberas, azaleas, petunias... cost from 100,000 - 300,000 VND/pot; roses cost 250,000 VND/pot; orchids are also very diverse in design and type with prices ranging from several hundred to several million VND. Besides traditional flowers during Tet such as apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, lilies, ivy... many businesses also create many types of miniature bonsai combined with miniature landscapes to decorate indoors, attracting a large number of tourists and residents to visit and choose.

Yellow chrysanthemums are a favorite flower to display during Tet holiday of Hue people, so the flower markets in Hue are filled with the yellow color of chrysanthemums. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, residing in Huong Thuy town, said that this Tet season, her family planted and sold 600 large chrysanthemum pots to the market. After 3 days of display, she sold about 100 large pots of flowers, mainly to offices, businesses, restaurants and hotels.

Mr. Ho Trung (Hoi An city, Quang Nam province) said that since December 19, he has transported more than 1,000 kumquat pots to the flower market in the Hue City Cultural Center to meet the Tet holiday needs of the people. This year's prices are also stable compared to previous years. Each pot costs from 200,000 VND to 10 million VND depending on the size. At this time, although purchasing power is not strong, gardeners hope that business will be favorable and sell out early so they can return home to celebrate Tet with their families.

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