Consumption this week (October 27 - November 2, 2024): Oranges, Soi Ha grapefruit, durian custard-apple... prices drop sharply

Orange price reduced to only 2,000 VND/kg

Recently, orange farmers in the West, especially Vinh Long and Tra Vinh, are facing a sharp drop in orange prices, causing serious damage.

Orange farmers in Tra On (Vinh Long) said that they invest about 120 million VND for each hectare of land to grow oranges. At the best time, they harvest 10 tons of oranges at a selling price of about 20,000 VND/kg. However, in recent years, orange prices have continuously dropped and are now at rock bottom, only 1,000 - 2,000 VND/kg, causing them to suffer continuous losses.

They invest about 120 million VND in each hectare of land to grow oranges. If they take good care of them, they can harvest 10 tons of oranges. With the price of 1,000 - 2,000 VND/kg, it's like losing 100 million VND.

This year, right from the beginning of the season, the price of oranges has dropped to about 3,000 - 5,000 VND/kg. Up to now, grade 1 oranges are only 2,000 VND/kg, but traders are still buying them in small amounts.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tra On district, the current price of oranges ranges from 3,000 - 5,000 VND/kg for households growing less than 10 hectares of land. Some orange areas of enterprises are not properly cared for, leading to bad fruit and prices of only 1,000 - 2,000 VND/kg.

Grapefruit is priced from 30-45 thousand/kg

Farmers in Phi Le village, Quy Son commune (Luc Ngan) said that this year their family has more than 10,000 grapefruits, equivalent to last year, including: Red grapefruit for the king, cinnamon grapefruit, green-skinned grapefruit... In addition, there are more than 3 tons of yellow-heart oranges ready for harvest.

Currently, the family has sold 1,600 grapefruits shaped like the words “Phuc”, “Loc”, “Tho” at the garden price of 140-180 thousand VND/fruit, higher than last year. Like every year, most of the family’s remaining grapefruits have been ordered by customers for consumption during the Lunar New Year 2025.

Bac Giang currently has more than 5.2 thousand hectares of grapefruit. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, this year's grapefruit output is estimated at 34.7 thousand tons, mainly concentrated in Luc Ngan, Luc Nam, Yen The districts... Up to now, the whole province has harvested more than 2 thousand tons with selling prices from 30-45 thousand/kg, 15-20 thousand/kg higher than the same period last year. Harvest time is from October to the end of December.

In addition to grapefruit, oranges have also begun to be harvested. Up to now, localities have sold about 130 tons of yellow-fleshed oranges, priced from 20-25 thousand VND/kg, about 5-10 thousand VND/kg higher than the same period last year.

Durian prices have dropped by nearly half compared to last year.

Each kilogram of grade 1 durian, sold at the garden, costs 55,000-75,000 VND depending on the type, down nearly half compared to last year.

Originally a rare and expensive specialty, the price of durian custard apples has been plummeting for the past two years. They are called "durian custard apples" because of their thorny appearance, quite similar to durian, large size, fragrant, and characteristically sweet taste. Four years ago, this type of custard apple appeared on the market with a price ranging from 400,000-500,000 VND per kilogram, now it is under 100,000 VND.

At gardens in Son La, the selling price of durian custard apple grade 1 (800 grams - 2.5 kg) is 75,000 - 80,000 VND per kg, grade 2 (500 - 800 grams) is 55,000 VND. This price has decreased by nearly half compared to last year.

In Ho Chi Minh City, this fruit is sold by fruit traders at a higher price than in the northern provinces, due to the high cost of air transportation. Currently, each kilogram of grade 1 is around 200,000-250,000 VND, grade 2 is 140,000-170,000 VND. However, this price has decreased by about 40% compared to before.

Fresh areca nut prices in Nghe An have dropped from 25,000 - 30,000 VND/kg.

About a month ago, the price of areca nuts in Nghe An province set a record when it reached 90,000 VND/kg. Many traders from all over flocked to major areca growing areas in Nghe An such as Anh Son district, Thanh Chuong district and Do Luong district to buy areca nuts.

However, recently, areca nut buyers have been absent. Along with that, areca nut prices have "freely fallen" to only 25,000 VND to 30,000 VND/kg.

With more than 100kg of areca nuts at the peak of the price, they could earn nearly 10 million VND, but now it is only about 3 million VND. In just over half a month, the family lost 7 million VND because of the low price of areca nuts.

Farmers living in Do Luong district, Nghe An shared: In the previous crop, traders came to the garden to buy areca nuts, the selling price was 80,000 VND/kg. In Thanh Chuong - the locality with the largest quantity of areca nuts in the province, the price of beautiful areca nuts, grade 1 is currently 50,000 VND/kg, grade 2 and grade 3 areca nuts range from 25-30,000 VND/kg.

Growing caltrop gives good income

Water caltrop is an aquatic plant, originally grown by people in Lap Vo district, Dong Thap province in rotation to replace rice during the flood season. Later, when realizing that the economic efficiency from water caltrop could be higher than growing rice, many farmers here switched to growing water caltrop all year round.

It is currently in season so the price of larva is quite low, only 7,000 VND/kg. However, the price also changes from time to time, sometimes selling for 13,000 - 15,000 VND/kg.

After harvesting, water chestnuts are put into sacks and transported for consumption within the province and neighboring provinces.

A vendor selling water chestnuts on Highway 80, passing through Vinh Thanh Commune (Lap Vo District), shared: Every day they set up their stalls to sell from 7am to 5pm, selling an average of 15-20kg of boiled water chestnuts, earning about 400,000 VND.

Red-fleshed jackfruit is over 100,000 VND/kg

Recently, the price of grade I red-fleshed jackfruit such as Indo jackfruit and Thanh Thanh peach-orange jackfruit has continuously increased, currently at over 100,000 VND/kg, an increase of more than 30,000 VND/kg compared to early October.

Farmers in Son Dinh commune, Cho Lach district, Ben Tre province have just sold more than 6 tons of Thanh Thanh red-fleshed orange-peach jackfruit, of which 70% are grade I fruits priced at 105,000 VND/kg, so they are very excited, grade 3 jackfruit is also priced at 45,000 VND/kg.

About 3 years ago, they planted 4 hectares of Thanh Thanh red-fleshed jackfruit. Up to now, they have harvested many crops of fruit.

Recently, red-fleshed jackfruit has always been more economically efficient than Thai jackfruit, so many farmers have turned to renovating their gardens to invest in this crop. The movement of growing red-fleshed jackfruit has therefore spread rapidly.

Soi Ha grapefruit is being sold for only 2,000 VND/kg.

Soi Ha grapefruit is a famous grapefruit variety of Tuyen Quang, especially in Soi Ha village, Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district of this province. The grapefruit has a thin, light yellow peel when ripe, the inside is full of juicy pulp, with a sweet and refreshing taste.

On social networks, Soi Ha grapefruit is being sold for only 2,000 VND/kg, a bag of 50-70 fruits costs 150,000 VND. However, traders said that the price of 2,000 VND is for small grapefruit, always available in large quantities at the warehouse. As for the super VIP selected products, weighing from 0.8-1.2 kg/fruit, they are selling for 12,000 VND/fruit, buying a whole bag costs 350,000 VND/35 fruits.

For over a month now, Soi Ha grapefruit has been sold everywhere in markets and stores. On online markets, just type in the keyword “Soi Ha grapefruit” and immediately a series of results will appear with sources selling this type of grapefruit for only 1,000-2,000 VND/fruit.

A fruit seller in Ha Dong (Hanoi) - selling a batch of Soi Ha grapefruit that has just arrived at the store, said that the price of a bag of 60-70 Soi Ha grapefruit at their store is only 150,000 VND/bag (about 2,100-2,500 VND/fruit), if you buy each fruit individually, it costs 3,000 VND/fruit.

Source: https://doanhnghiepvn.vn/kinh-te/tieu-dung-trong-tuan-27-10-2-11-2024-cam-sanh-buoi-soi-ha-na-sau-rieng-gia-giam-manh/20241103080058081