Mr. Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, said that bananas are one of the three main export products to China, accounting for 10% of Vietnam’s total fruit and vegetable export turnover to this market. . At the end of 2022, Vietnam and China signed a protocol to export fresh bananas to China.
According to Mr. Nguyen, this year, because the weather in China is not very cold compared to previous years, this country’s bananas ensure good design and quality, causing the price of bananas and the output of Vietnamese bananas exported to the market. This is down about 40% compared to the same period in 2022. “The domestic market has a selling point for bananas at 6,000 VND/kg due to oversupply,” Mr. Nguyen said.
Not yet “sold out” of goods, Tet fireworks prices are chaotic
Lunar New Year 2024 is the third year Vietnamese people are officially allowed to use genuine, safe fireworks products researched and produced by Factory Z121 – General Department of Defense Industry. Tien Phong informed that the number of customers wishing to buy fireworks is increasing but there has not been a “sold out” situation.
Although the supply of fireworks at genuine distributors is still large, many traders and traders have begun to “scream” at high prices, creating a virtual fever for this market.
21 Chemical One Member Company Limited information, some types of fireworks without explosions are priced from only 25,000 VND/tube with outdoor silver water sprinklers, the most expensive 36 tube flower sprayer product is also at the price of 438,000 VND.
Meanwhile, some traders are offering flower spraying products at 480,000 VND/rig, special spray pellets at 470,000 VND/rig, and 36-tube pellet spray at 520,000 VND/rig. There are even accounts on social networks that “inflate” the price of fireworks to more than 1 million VND/rig.
Unprecedented shortage of pork
Vietnam Animal Industry Joint Stock Company (Vissan) said that pork consumption has never dropped like this year.
Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper said that according to statistics from slaughterhouses, pork businesses, supermarkets and wholesale markets in Ho Chi Minh City, up to now, the consumption of pork and other products has increased. Processing from pork has not increased, compared to the same period of Tet 2023, it is decreasing.
The sluggish market causes pork prices to continuously decline. In May 2023, the price of live pigs was 61,000 VND/kg, then by mid-December 2023 it decreased to 51,000 VND/kg and currently increased to 52,000 VND/kg.
Mini Tet apricots have a strong discount, from only 60,000 VND/tree
The price of mini yellow apricot this year is much cheaper than last year. Apricot pots about 40-60cm high and 2-5 years old are sold by gardeners for this Tet holiday. Selling price ranges from 60,000-130,000 VND/pot.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, a gardener in Sa Dec (Dong Thap) said on Nong Thon Viet, this price is down about 30% compared to last year, also the cheapest price in the past 5 years.
He said that at this price, gardeners seem to work for free, only having enough money to buy fertilizer for the plants. Because an apricot tree needs care, fertilization, watering and pruning, it takes 2-5 years.
