This year, however, the situation is completely different. Talking to VTC News, Ms. Van Anh, an employee of a famous photography studio with lotus photography packages with an address in Trung Liet, Dong Da, said that due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the studio lost 90% of its revenue. revenue compared to previous years. The lotus photography service lost hundreds of millions of dong because of the outbreak. According to Ms. Van Anh, every year when the lotus season comes, the studio serves about 30-40 visitors to take photos of lotus a day. On weekends, the number of visitors is even more crowded. The lotus photography package that customers often choose is the basic package for VND 699,000. Thus, each day the revenue from taking photos of lotus can reach from 20 to 29 million VND. This year, the epidemic broke out right in the lotus blooming season, so the photography service with lotus was stopped, almost no customers. “ It is estimated that the studio loses about 600-800 million VND in revenue from lotus photography service in a month “, said Ms. Van Anh. Thanh Nam, a freelance photographer, said that at the beginning of summer every year, he had to schedule a whole week to take photos of lotus flowers for guests. But this year, the lotus flower has bloomed, but no guests have booked an appointment yet. “ Even if someone booked an appointment, I had to make an appointment for them to finish the translation before taking pictures. But when will the epidemic end, while lotus blooms only have a season and do not last ‘, Nam said sadly. Lotus flowers are in full bloom in West Lake, Hanoi but are absent from visiting. It is known that the price of a set of lotus photos of this photographer ranges from 400,000 to 600,000 VND excluding makeup and costume rental. In the lotus season, he takes pictures for about 2-3 guests every day. The epidemic caused him to lose millions of money every day. Mr. Chung, owner of a lotus pond in West Lake, where photographers often go to take photos of lotus for guests, shared: “ How much does it cost to sell lotus flowers, the income only depends on the photographer, but now the photographer doesn’t bring customers to take pictures anymore, it is considered a hungry year “. In addition to the income from the entrance fee collected by visitors when taking photos at the lotus lake, in previous years, Mr. Chung also opened a rental service for costumes on the spot, this service also brought a significant source of revenue. This year, in the context of the outbreak of the epidemic, these revenues are considered to be zero, causing the owner of the lotus garden to struggle and struggle. Only counting the entrance fee to the lotus garden, lotus pond owners like Mr. Chung lose millions of dong a day because of the epidemic. 10 kiosks for renting costumes at the West Lake lotus pond are empty because there are no customers. Ms. Hoang Anh, the owner of a costume rental shop including camisole, ao dai, ba ba shirt… said that in previous years, in the lotus season, every day, customers asked to rent a camisole, every weekend they could earn it. million from this “follow-up” service. Her shop sometimes doesn’t even have enough items to rent to customers. However, this year almost no guests asked to rent anymore. On the way to the West Lake lotus garden, you can easily see street vendors selling both pink and white lotus flowers. Ms. Tuong, a seller, said that every year, at the beginning of the season, lotus flowers are expensive, selling as much as they can. Many customers buy each bunch of 10 flowers to make photo props. But this year, it’s much more sluggish, only 30,000 VND for the whole bunch and still no buyers. Street vendors filled with lotus flowers at the beginning of the season. Mai, a customer who likes to take photos of lotus, shared: “For four years now, every year I take pictures with the West Lake lotus. There are years when you have to book an appointment with a photographer, making an appointment a week before it’s your turn. This year is the season, although I am very excited and know that if I take photos at this time, I will not have to jostle and compete, but due to the epidemic, I have to comply with the regulations on distance, so I have to wait for the epidemic to end before I can take photos.” .

Moving away from the center of Hanoi about 13 km, visitors will be surprised to see a lotus pond with hundreds of varieties of lotuses competing to bloom. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) The lotus pond belongs to the Center for Experimental, Research and Development of Lotus Gens (lane 234 Ngo Xuan Quan, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi) managed by Mr. La Tien Hiep. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) The lotus pond is only about 7.5 hectares wide, but this is the place where many lotus species are grown in Vietnam today. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Center manager La Tien Hiep said: ‘We are planting and preserving precious lotus species of Vietnam and the world, from lotuses of Dong Thap, Cu Chi, Hue to Chinese and European lotus species. Asia, Australia,…’ (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Hiep said, the Center began to be built and developed from June 2019. After 2 years, the center now owns 167 species of lotus. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Currently, the Center has bred 4 new varieties of lotus with many advantages. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Center under the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture. Currently, here is researching and breeding new varieties of lotus with many advantages such as longer fragrance, beautiful color and resistance to harsh weather like in the North. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Hiep revealed, the care of all kinds of lotus is almost the same, only the difference is in the season, growth rate, and nutrition. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) The center was opened for the purpose of research, conservation, hybridization and development of lotus varieties in Vietnam and around the world. Along with that, this will also be a place for people to visit, learn about lotus species, develop the Vietnamese lotus brand. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Currently, this is the place with the most lotus varieties in Vietnam. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) This lotus pond is open to visitors to visit and learn about lotus. However, at the moment, visitors must ensure the 5K request from the Ministry of Health to be allowed to visit and take photos. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Many people in the capital also take advantage of coming here to see and take pictures at this unique place. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) With a large area, the area for planting and developing precious lotus species in Gia Lam creates a separate and colorful lotus pond. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Thousands of lotus flowers with all colors from pink lotus, yellow lotus, white lotus, red lotus… take advantage of this occasion to show off their colors. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Mr. La Tien Hiep started researching and researching about lotus 7-10 years ago, but it was not until 2018 that he directly planted and made lotus. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) According to his disclosure, this lotus pond is planted with alternating species for natural hybridization, selecting new hybrid lotus species. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) It takes the center 3-4 years to be able to breed a new breed. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Currently, the Center also provides 7-8 species of lotus such as white lotus with white border, white lotus with pink border, blood lotus, … for sale and plug to serve the needs of the people of the capital. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Every day, this lotus pond produces 800-1,000 lotus flowers of all kinds and goes all over Hanoi. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Mr. Hiep said that because the supply of lotus is not enough, in the near future, he wants to establish a cooperative with the local government. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Close-up of the Drop Blood Lotus lotus. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Like a lotus with a very cool-sounding name: Tender Girl. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Every day, Mr. Hiep will get up at 3 am to start picking lotus. At about 6 o’clock, all lotus must be exported throughout Hanoi. Lotus must be harvested and exported before the sun is strong because after being picked, the lotus flower will be blown away at high temperatures. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Lotus variety Pink Diamonds Lotus, also known as pink diamond lotus. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) The 15 Hong Ngoc lotus flowers will make many people come here fascinated. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Similar to lotus with the name HT. Queen’s Pink Lips Lotus was bred by Hiep himself. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Trung Son thousand-petalled lotus blooms and blooms in the summer sun. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Hanoi in the early summer days of June is dazzling, but when coming here, dropping into the vast space of lotus ponds will surely make visitors excited. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Lotus variety Thuy Tuy Hong An with characteristic shape. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Like Mid Nights Lotus. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Along with that, the Center also dedicates 5,000-10,000 flowers per crop to produce lotus tea. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) The lotus season usually starts from the end of May and lasts until the beginning of September. The beautiful and valuable lotus flower has many deep meanings, so it is very popular with the people. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+) Lotus flowers are displayed everywhere and are one of the typical flowers of summer. (Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+)

“In what beautiful dress with lotus. Green leaves, white flowers, and yellow stamens …”, the folk song said the beauty of the lotus flower – a flower that always shows off its bright colors. In Vietnam, the lotus is considered the national flower and carries many profound humanistic symbolic meanings. The image of the lotus flower is associated with the life of Vietnamese people. Photo: Nguyen Chi Khanh. Tra Ly lotus dress belongs to Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province. This is a wild mountainous commune, quite few people live. Unlike other lotus lagoons, this place is almost untouched and natural when very few people know about it. Image: Nddpol. Tra Ly is considered the largest lotus lagoon in Quang Nam. The place is impressed by one side is the fragrant field of young rice, on the other is the magnificent mountain range, lost in the lotus forest, many tourists are attracted by this charming beauty. Photo: Nguyen Chi Khanh. The pink color of lotus petals, yellow stamens, green calyx, with the majestic young water and the full sun in a corner of the sky are endless inspiration captured by photographer Nguyen Chi Khanh through his photos. Photo: Nguyen Chi Khanh. According to the sharing, the most beautiful time to see the lotus usually starts from 6-9 am, when the lotus petals bloom and the morning dew is still glittering on the leaves, creating a picture of nature in harmony with color. sharp. Photo: Vietnam_travel_media. Lotus flowers bloom most brilliantly from April to July every year, so if you can’t visit Tra Ly at the moment to see lotus flowers and take pictures with them, don’t worry. When the epidemic season is over, we can still see the lotus flowers at the end of the season with a more loving beauty. Photo: Nguyen Chi Khanh.

I told you yesterday, I have started my summer vacation. He was so happy, he jumped up and down. Thinking about it, seeing it as I was when I was a kid, but hearing that the teacher was busy, sick, and on vacation, the students were more busy playing than studying. Particularly for Summer is a very long excitement, because it brings so many plans, plans and games ahead. “Dragonfly bites navel and knows how to swim” – so many children have been tricked into this. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. I still remember, when I was a kid, Summer was an opportunity for a lot of “starts” at first. From the first time going to see crabs (crab hooks), fishing for frogs, catching fish, slapping fish… to children’s activities: exercising and kicking football early. As for the games, there are many, from shotguns, passing, marble shooting, fighting, fighting, umbrellas… Part of a memory. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. In those days, the field after the harvest was a big stage for the country kids. In my house, there are no buffaloes or cows, but because I crave the country atmosphere with many games and strange dishes, I often follow my brothers and friends in the neighborhood. After the harvest, the countryside is temporarily empty. After the harvest, all the grasshoppers, frogs, and especially mice were gathered in the fields of elephant grass. These are the fields converted by dairy households, from rice to grass for food. At that time, during the day, they fished frogs, at night they looked at locusts and caught birds. But the most fun is still the sessions to dig mice. Usually groups of several or three children will bring a bucket, basket or bag, a spade and a dog. Dogs have the ability to sniff out and catch mice very well, buckets can make water with simple burrows. Field after harvest. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. Rats this season are fat because they are full after a rice season. After catching, bring back, peel off the skin, cut off the head and legs, just take the meat of the body and thighs and then marinate it and bake it. In the summer, every child does not have a small cage. In the countryside, usually every house has a few areca trees. In the summer, those who are good at climbing will be responsible for finding the nests of young birds and sharing them with each other. The young sparrows are hungry, full of shit, their mouths are always wide open to eat when they see people. The food is cold rice, but the most common is grasshoppers, so if you don’t go to the field every day, you have to run to green vegetables (5% field area for households to grow vegetables) to catch some locusts to bring back. make bird food. Draw sketch. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. I remember, when I was a child raising birds, my parents taught me to give the birds light salt water to drink, so I got used to it, even if the birds fly away when they grow up, they still have to come back to drink water. That pure joy keeps growing, from the time the bird is young until the bird is full of feathers, flying and growing. I remember back in the 90s, raising snails was fashionable among the kids. In the new wave of that movement, I had to ask my parents for money to buy it. Where 1,000 VND/pair of small snails, or a few thousand a tool snail, bring back and drop into a crock pot or fish tank to raise. Day by day, go to pick duckweed, water hyacinth, or gather all kinds of leaves for snails to eat. When the snail lays, each pink ovary as big as a strawberry will gradually turn white, it’s time to take out toothpicks to get the baby snails. Raising snails and birds is also meticulous and takes time, but fun. Then, only later, did I know that the “toy” once was a terrible thing to destroy the rice fields. The imprint of the game in childhood has not ended many times when returning home many times, on ditches or bamboo poles in ponds and lakes, still full of eggs of this agricultural “rebellious” group. The nest of golden snail eggs is associated with the childhood of many rural children. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. Summer brings showers. After such meals, the pond is filled with the sound of frogs, hawks, and owls. Me and my friends carried fishing rods. Frogs with nuggets (a baby frog about the size of a big toe) are brought back to be raised somewhere in the garden or pond. Big frogs have to buy long bamboo sticks and melon flowers to lure. If there is a frog, there will be a pot of melon soup. In those days, finding a frog with 3 fingers was already very big, unlike now, frogs raised as big as fists, why eat frivolously. Summer is coming, for the children of the countryside, it is also the season of petty theft, because this is the most fruitful season. From sugarcane, guava, alligator, toad, citrus, mango, queo, papaya, etc. The day before yesterday, when I returned to my hometown, my friend also read aloud the “directory” of sweet and fragrant flowers, who had what tree, what delicious fruit. , it’s by heart. See, the taste of stolen fruit is so delicious and attractive that, after more than 20 years, people still remember it. In those days, the children often looked at Gac fruit, any house that had a ripe gac fruit, even if it was new, but did not cut it quickly, it was stolen by the children, just to get the seeds to play. As for the other fruits, they are extremely different, each day they change a dish. In those days, the booty was often carried by the children to the bunker on the embankment to raid. I don’t know how many moonlit mornings, the village dike was filled with laughter, eating and talking like that. And the most interesting thing, that day, the matter of stealing fruit was rarely concerned by parents, it was an accepted thing. Maybe it’s just a few reprimands from time to time, because everyone seems to implicitly admit that it’s a part of everyone’s childhood.

Stuffed snails are currently a popular food in the market. Growing commercial stuffed snails is a new economic development direction, many farmers have escaped poverty to get rich. Stuffed snails are easy to raise, do not cost investment but give very high efficiency. Photo: LNC. Ha Son is currently one of the communes with the largest number of people and area for commercial snail farming (with 9 farming households) along with a lot of experience in aquaculture. such as Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bac 5 sao, Pham Hong Hien, Nguyen Xuan Hai (3 sao each), Mr. Tran Van Binh 4 sao… Many households in Yen Son commune (Ha Trung district) also raise snails stuffed with nets. , reaching an income of 35 – 40 million VND / sao (excluding costs), the profit is 2-3 times higher than that of some other aquatic products. Recently, Ha Trung District People’s Committee has implemented a model of linking commercial stuffed snail farming according to the value chain associated with product consumption in Yen Duong commune. The model for assessing the adaptability, productivity, income and economic efficiency of stuffed snails originated from Tam Phuc Aquatic Breeds Co., Ltd (Yen Dinh district), transferring technical advances to farmers. commercial stuffed snails, forming a chain of production and consumption of products. Before the implementation, 2 selected farmers, Mr. Le Van Tuy and Mr. Le Xuan Dau (Yen Duong commune) signed a commitment to participate in the implementation of the model (along with 20 other households in the commune) approved by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. District Agricultural Service cooperates with District Farmers’ Association to train and disseminate technical knowledge on commercial stuffed snail farming. Accordingly, Mr. Tuy used 800 m2 of farmland for farming ponds, and at the same time received 80,000 seed snails; Mr. Dau uses 700 m2 of farmland to build a pond and receive 70,000 snail seed. Each nest of stuffed snails minus the cost, can give an income of over 60 million VND. Photo: LNC. Households participating in the model receive free support on seeds and techniques. Before stocking snails, the pond is dredged clean, sprinkled with lime powder to neutralize the pH in order to eliminate all kinds of carp, carp, and turtle that can eat snails. The pond bank is cleared of bushes to avoid nesting mice and convenient when harvesting. In ponds, put water hyacinth and water spinach to increase the coolness of the pond and create more places for snails to cling. The water level in the pond is maintained from 0.8-1.5m. The measured pH is 6.5 – 8; Dissolved oxygen reached the permissible threshold, the stocking density of snails was 100/m2 of pond, the weight was from 0.4 – 0.6 grams/individual. Selected snail seed are healthy, good quality, shell is not chipped, stamped, top shell is bright color. When stocking snails, take water from the pond and pour it into pots, drop the media (female duckweed, cassava leaves…) and put the snails in a pot to soak for 10-15 minutes to balance the living environment. pots and then slowly drop the seed snails into the pond gently to avoid building the shells and damaging the snails… The main food of stuffed snails is duckweed, green vegetables, cereals. Snails have the habit of both floating and living on the bottom, moving slowly and unevenly distributed in the pond, often concentrated in some areas in the pond. Therefore, it is necessary to create different terrains and depths to diversify habitats for snails and easily monitor and care for snails. Ha Trung district (Thanh Hoa) is aiming to build the farming of stuffed snails into commodity production, associated with OCOP products. Photo: LNC. After stocking snails until 2 months old, there is no need to change the water. To the 3rd month of culture, change the water once every 2 weeks, each time changing 3/4 of the water in the pond. In the households in the model in Yen Duong commune, due to good management and care techniques, snails grow well, evenly and healthy. After 3 – 4 months of farming, snails reach a commercial snail weight of 25 – 30 pieces/kg, then start harvesting. Use a boat to go around the pond to catch big snails (in the morning) because snails cling to plant leaves, cassava leaves, and duckweed roots to eat, so harvesting is easy… According to the calculations of the households in the model, minus costs, the profit reached 61 million VND/sao (an increase of more than 20 million VND/sao compared to current farming experience). In addition to economic efficiency, the technique of raising stuffed snails is quite simple, the care is not too complicated. The main food for snails is clean and easy-to-grow vegetables, raising stuffed snails has no adverse impact on the ecological environment… Ha Trung district has recently provided technical training for 70 farming households and households wishing to raise stuffed snails to continue replicating in the district, towards building product brands (OCOP). In the early morning, snails often float to the surface, clinging to cassava leaves and duckweed to eat, so farmers can know which areas are more concentrated, avoiding excess or lack of food. Food for snails must be clean, leave the whole plant, leaves, not chopped because snails have the habit of sticking to the surface of the leaves to eat. Only feed concentrates (cereals) once a day. Adjust the amount of food according to the snail’s ability to eat (from 0.5-1% of the snail weight in the pond).

Amid the cool green of the bamboo baskets, the gardens of the trees, the flowers gently tilted down to the countryside like a young woman shyly watching herself in the mirror preparing to go on a date and have fun. Thus, the village is also adorned with freshness and softens the hearts of people. Spending easy-to-grow and wrong flowers is like a periwinkle, calmly dedicated to giving life a gentle beauty, algae, with bold countryside. The six-winged flowers bloom and spread their arms as if preparing to fly up to welcome the sunshine and wind of the village. The oval petals with golden pistils in the middle give off a pleasant scent. Since the spring rains sow seeds, gardenia begin to incubate buds. Until the moment of harmony is about to welcome summer, the sunshine is spreading over the tops of the trees and groves, the new garden leaves bloom and show off a white shirt with innocence like a pupil. Savanna is nourished from the gentle brown land and takes the cool springs of the countryside and grows up. Because of that, the flower just silently has a pure and pure look. The children who went to store the shrimp while waiting for their prey to catch the wild gardenia on the banks of the ditch suddenly burst out in amazement and delight. Interrupting a few bunches, they gleefully brought back as gifts and divided equally for friends. Flowers pressed on the pages of the book, flowers arranged in jars for the study desks. Night. The sound of frogs in the ditch echoes the echoes of the echoes. My sister visiting her hometown kept praising her for being so beautiful. Then she insisted on extracting a branch and brought back to the city to be planted in pots placed in front of the balcony of the house. But surprisingly, the same variety, that is only a plant that comes into a beautiful pot, the tree suddenly becomes lost and helpless. Cramped wind is blocked by high-rise buildings with cramped spaces that are not enough to take the scent away. Is it possible that only when standing in front of the open, gentle and dedicated space can you show off all the beauty of your countryside? But the tree is only used to standing on the banks of the ditch, the hedge, in the midst of nature so that the flowers can still boast in the green and cool green background. It is also strange that the trees on the street are carefully cared for, but the flowers do not have much fragrance. In a busy and noisy place on the street, how many people are there to watch? Quiet country night. Only the moonlight sparkles as if diligently pouring nectar into the flowers. Then, just a little breeze swinging to create a sweet scent that wakes so many hearts that can’t sleep. No noise, brilliant and arrogant, just humbly a simple, pristine color, devoting quietly to the warmth from human love, from the sweetness of the land. Immense in the sunshine and wind, innocence spread Soon the beautiful petals will close to make room for the young fruit. When ripe, the fruit is a valuable medicinal herb that has the effect of heat and food coloring. Every time there is a mother, my mother is always cooked The plates of yellow sticky rice stained with seeds reserved under her mother’s skillful hands are both delicious and eye-catching. Every lane and canal with lovely white flowers blooming full of beautiful childhood memories. Dedicate, gentle names like petals dedicated to souls who are devoted to their homeland.

On the net market, in addition to the wormwood cakes, tapioca cakes, … some small traders in the highlands of Cao Bang, Bac Kan are also selling strange and fancy cakes, attracting many housewives to order. That is the ant egg cake. The main ingredient of the cake is ant eggs. This typical ethnic cake in Bac Kan and Cao Bang is sold for 60,000 VND / 5 cakes, 120,000 VND / 10 cakes. Along the drying net to make specialties, 300,000 VND / kg Along the mosquito net is a tree that grows in abundance on the banks of ponds and swamps in the countryside. Going to the city, along the mosquito net, it becomes a specialty that many people fall in love with. Along the mosquito net can be cooked with sour soup, vermicelli. Along the drying net, the price is from 300,000 VND / kg. (Photo: Dan Tri) In particular, the trees along the mosquito net are also dried to eat gradually. The Dan Tri newspaper said that compared with the fresh type, the dried type along the mosquito net is quite expensive, up to 300,000 VND / kg. According to the advertisement of the seller, the drying mosquito does not get itchy. When processing, just soak to hatch, squeeze and wash with water to cook immediately. Plums, tomatoes, chili, onions dropped on the carpet Being in the main harvest season, but plums have dropped the price of the carpet, some are still 1,000-2,000 VND / kg, only 1/8 of the previous years. At this price point, selling 1kg of plum is not enough to buy a cup of iced tea. According to the gardeners, although the price is as cheap as vegetables, plums are still dull. Traders come to buy a little, ripe red plums on the tree, but people do not bother to harvest. Meanwhile, in Hanoi, some fruit shops, street vendors are selling plums at the beginning of season 1 for 120,000-150,000 VND / kg, grade 2 plums are priced from 90,000-110,000 VND / kg, cheap. equal to 1/2 of last year. Tomatoes are in a similar situation. According to VOV, in the fields in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province, tomatoes are in the red ripe crop, but farmers are not interested in harvesting. They even let the ripe, withered, spoiled tomatoes be picked up as feed for pigs. According to local people, this year, tomatoes are in good season, high yield, but the price is only 1/3 of the previous year, traders also do not buy. Farmers in Quang Nam are struggling when chili peppers are ripe in the garden, but there are no buyers. Chili price is only 3,500-4,000 VND / kg for domestic consumption. Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, exporting chili peppers faced many difficulties. Onion – a specialty of Nghe. (Photo: Chau Giang) Likewise, the price of onion is also unprecedentedly cheap. As a specialty of Nghe origin, onions in Hanoi are currently priced from 30,000-50,000 VND / kg. In previous years, scallions cost 150,000-200,000 VND / kg. Nghe An is cheap in part due to the good season and the output pumpkins, so the price in the field is very cheap, only 13,000 VND / kg. Pepper prices have risen sharply After a period of sinking at the bottom, pepper – a commodity that is known as “black gold” of Vietnam – suddenly went into a price fever. Within a month, the price of this item has increased more than 4 times. In Ba Ria – Vung Tau, pepper prices increased from 17,500 VND soared to 73,000 VND / kg. Pepper prices in the provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc are all at 72,000 VND / kg, 71,000 VND / kg, 70,000 VND / kg, 74,000 VND / kg and 73,000 VND / kg, respectively. According to the Department of Agro-Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the cause of pepper price fever is due to reduced supply while demand is flourishing. Fruits are reduced in price, cheaper than vegetables According to the report of the Department of Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), in the first March of the year, although the fruit and vegetable export has increased again, the prices of fruit at home gardeners all plummeted. there are record reductions, cheaper than vegetables. Green skin grapefruit has a record price reduction (illustration) Accordingly, the price of Taiwan mango purchased at the garden in Vinh Long is only 5,000-6,000 VND / kg; The price of mango mango also decreased to 8,000-10,000 VND / kg, while in the same period last year, the price of mango in the Mekong Delta was the lowest at 17,000 VND / kg. Green skin pomelo in Khanh Hoa is only 15,000-25,000 VND / kg. The price of cow leather longan in Tay Ninh also dropped sharply to 4,000-5,000 VND / kg. Australian purple sweet potato costs 400,000 VND / kg still ‘attracts’ customers Sweet potato is a popular commodity, but now the market imports many new types with high prices and still has buyers. According to the Labor Newspaper, Australian purple sweet potato is currently priced at 350,000-400,000 VND / kg. This variety has white skin, purple to dark purple flesh, quite beautiful; advertised with many health benefits. The shopkeeper said that this variety is very sticky, fragrant and sweet, “the best in the market”. Australian purple sweet potato costs 350,000 VND / kg The best crab in the West decreased by 100,000 VND / kg The most delicious sea crabs in the West on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh all increase in price, but this year it has decreased by over and under 100,000 VND / kg. On April 11, in Ca Mau, crab and crab were bought by traders to the square for 500,000 VND / kg; the best price is 300,000 VND / kg; Yondaime (less than 300 grams) costs 180,000 VND / kg … According to many traders, recently, dead crabs in some districts in Ca Mau province are one of the reasons why the best crab in the West has decreased on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)