Bac Giang lychee is being sold in Hanoi for 20 thousand VND/kg. In Japanese supermarkets, Bac Giang lychees cost from 350,000-500,000 VND/kg.
Lychee “rescued” in Hanoi costs 20 thousand, in Japan costs 500 thousand VND
Bac Giang lychee has entered the harvest season, but the outbreak of Covid-19 has affected consumption. To join hands to help people, these days, Bac Giang lychee selling points have appeared on many streets of Hanoi. This occasion is the beginning of the season, so most of the lychees are pink, egg, large, beautiful and sweet. The lychee is pre-packed into 10kg plastic bags for everyone’s convenience. Fabric is sold for 20,000 VND/kg. The lychee rescue points in Hanoi are quite popular. There are points of sale that only take a few hours to consume 3-4 tons of fabric. 
Many lychee selling points support Bac Giang farmers in Hanoi Also related to lychee, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Deputy Director of Bac Giang Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion, said that on May 27, Tan Yen early lychee was officially on the shelves of Japanese supermarkets. This specialty fruit of Vietnam is packaged in boxes and sold at prices ranging from 350,000-500,000 VND/kg. Mangoes in the South have fallen in the garden, and the North is expensive Mangoes in the South and North of our country are facing opposite fates. While mangoes in the South are full of orchards, mangoes in the North are expensive and high prices. Specifically, Australian mangoes grown in Cam Lam (Khanh Hoa) in previous years cost 20,000-30,000 VND/kg, now 3,000-4,000 VND/kg still have no buyers. Hoa Loc sand mango costs only 20,000 VND/kg, Thai mango is 15,000 VND/kg, Taiwanese mangoes are sold at the garden for only 3,000 VND/kg. Contrary to the tragedy in the mango “capitals” in the South, on this occasion, in Son La mango granary, people are busy harvesting in time for export orders, despite the Covid-19 epidemic. In Muong La district, recently, a batch of 60 tons of mangoes was also on the way to export to China at high prices. Prices of watermelons, zucchini, and sweet potatoes have fallen More than 40 hectares of watermelons of the people of Xuan Hoa commune (Nhu Xuan district, Thanh Hoa) have come to harvest. Despite the good season, the price of watermelon decreased by more than half compared to last year, only from 3,500-3,800 VND/kg. Meanwhile, growers have to spend about 90 million VND to invest in planting 1 hectare of melons. Similarly, zucchini grown in Vu Thu, Thai Binh has reached the harvest period but no traders have asked to buy it. People bring to the market to retail for 2,000-5,000 VND/kg. Last year, the price of pumpkin was 10,000 VND/kg. In Hanoi, the price of zucchini is 7,000-10,000 VND/kg. In addition to zucchini, pumpkin prices also dropped to only 5,000-6,000 VND/kg. 
Squashes piled up in the house, the price dropped to the carpet (Photo: Thao Nguyen) Many Japanese purple sweet potato farmers in Binh Tan (Vinh Long) are also suffering because the price of sweet potatoes has dropped dramatically, to less than 1,000 VND/kg. Even some growers called for but no one took. Airfares near bottom According to a survey by Zing, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, domestic airfare prices dropped sharply. With the return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi departing on June 2 and returning on June 5, the cheapest fare is currently at nearly 900,000 VND including taxes and fees. Compared to the last time it hit the bottom, domestic airfares inched slightly, partly because the preferential tickets for 0 dong were sold out, partly because airlines increased taxes and fees to supplement revenue during a difficult market period. towel. The original ticket price offered by airlines is only 5,000 VND, 6,000 VND, 49,000 VND or 99,000 VND. Peach ‘disguised’ Sapa specialty costs only 20,000 VND/kg According to Tien Phong newspaper, on many roads in Saigon, peaches labeled as Sapa peaches are sold widely. The peaches “disguised” are plump and shiny Sapa peaches with extremely cheap prices, only from 16,000-20,000 VND/kg. 
These large and juicy peaches are advertised by small traders as originating from Sapa. Mrs. C., a small trader selling fruit at Hoa Binh market (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), affirmed: “Peach sold in carts, street vendors are “fake” peaches, and mine is the main Sapa. brand. Those who sell peaches for less than 20,000 VND are not from Sapa, and I don’t know where the origin is. Sapa peaches must be big and round, ripe like this to be real.” The price of live pork has dropped sharply, the price of meat in the market has not been reduced yet In recent years, live hog prices have continuously decreased. At the beginning of May, hog prices were at their lowest level in a year and are forecast to continue falling. Currently, the price of live pork is purchased in the range of 64,000-69,000 VND/kg. Compared to the same period in 2020, the price of live hog across the country has decreased from 30,000-32,000 VND/kg. But the price of pork sold at markets and supermarkets is still high. Compared to the time when hog prices peaked in the same period last year, the decrease in supermarkets was not significant, only about 15,000-20,000 VND/kg. In traditional markets, the price of pork is currently at 120,000-160,000 VND/kg. Compared to the same time last year, the price of pork decreased by 25,000-35,000 VND/kg. Explaining the record drop in live hog prices, but the selling prices are still high, Mr. Nguyen Van Trong, Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Production (MARD) explained, the reason is from slaughter to sales in Vietnam. Nam is still going through many intermediate stages. Each stage costs additional costs, leading to the finished meat reaching consumers without enjoying the desired price. Green mangosteen guts ‘fly’ to Hanoi, the ‘chat’ price is still expensive At this time, mangosteen begins to be in season. Besides the ripe red, sweet, and succulent mangosteen fruits costing from 45,000-80,000 VND/kg, the mangosteen with the green skin, crispy intestine, and slightly sour taste is sought after by many people. 
Green mangosteen flesh costs half a million dong/kg (photo: NT) Mangosteen when green is still a rare specialty dish, because the collection and preliminary processing takes a lot of effort. Moreover, because there is only one season each year, the price of this fruit is not cheap. Unpeeled green mangosteen costs from 80,000-95,000 VND/kg. Particularly, peeled mangosteen is extremely expensive, up to 480,000-650,000 VND/kg depending on the time. Because, you have to peel about 4-5kg of fruit to get 1kg of intestine. Electricity is in short supply, prices increase Sharing on Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Truong Hoang Thanh, in charge of trading a system of electronics supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City, said that most new model electrical products have increased in price by at least 3-5%, especially television increased sharply by 10-20%. Meanwhile, a representative of Media electronics company announced that all items have increased in price from 8-20%. Similarly, Mr. Le Xuan Hoan, General Director of Kangaroo Group, cited the price increase of components by 20%, copper materials by 50% and plastic by 20%… to explain the price adjustment plan. products add 10%-20% in the coming time. Meanwhile, the expected price increase at Viettronics Joint Stock Company is 10-30%. Manufacturers warn that the TV supply shortage will continue from now until the end of the year due to the impact of the global chip crisis. The reason for the shortage of electrical and electronic goods, the price increase is due to the 3-4 times increase in the cost of transportation and the 8-9% increase in the component price compared to last year. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)
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