Rescue plum rice in Lang Son

Just at the beginning of the plum season, but due to the large production, less lowland customers buy, so it is redundant, the price falls dramatically, only 3,000 VND / kg. Unfortunately for the farmer, many young people used social networks to sell rescue plums.

Buy “rescue” plums for farmers Mr. Loc Minh Thuc (SN 1961), from Ban Lanh village, Hoa Cu commune, Cao Loc district, Lang Son, said: The plum from Lang is quite big, round and not too sour, crunchy, easy to sprinkle the seeds and turn over. own specialties in Lang Son. Plums in previous years were consumed strongly, sometimes up to over 60,000 VND / kg, so households learned to grow plums to eradicate hunger and alleviate poverty. “My house has 700 originals with an area of ​​about 3 hectares, bringing high income. In 2019, the family earned nearly 100 million dong. However, from last year until now, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, few buyers and small businesses no longer ordered at the original place as usual, leading to a damp plum. In the harvest season, the orchard owners put the fruit in sacks and then transport them by bicycle to the district and city markets for sale. At first, he still sold 5,000-7,000 VND / kg, now it falls down to 2,000-3,000 VND / kg but there are still no buyers ”- Mr. Thuc said sadly. According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lang Son province, at present, the whole province has more than 1,400 ha of plums, the total output is about 4,200 tons / year. The districts with the largest plum area are: Cao Loc over 185 ha, Van Lang 150 ha, Van Quan 120 ha. This year, plum growing households struggled because of “output” squash. In this situation, many people used social networks such as facebook and zalo to call on the community for support. Mr. Hoang Lang Huy, living in Chi Lang ward, Lang Son city, buys about 1-2 tons of plums a day, then ships it to diners in Lang Son city and surrounding areas for 3,000 VND / kg. According to the reporter Tien Phong, rice plums are carried by the people and carried to traditional markets in Lang Son city such as Ky Lua, Dong Kinh, Chi Lang, and Square well. Through calling information, many local people, including young people, have come to buy donations. In addition to enjoying the crispy fresh ripe fruit, they also take it to dry in the sun to make an apricot. Thanks to that, plums rice has been sold out during the day, by the afternoon of April 18, the price of plums has increased to 4,500 VND / kg.