The market is full of mangoes, but there are few buyers At noon on 24/5, at many traditional markets in such as Ho Hoc Lam, An Duong Vuong (Binh Tan District), Ho Trong Quy (District 6), Hoa Binh (District 5)… all kinds of acacia mango, Thai mango, Hoa Loc sand mango… are displayed at the stalls. Offering to buy mango, Mrs. Lam (small trader in the market next to Cho Lon Bus Station, District 5) said: “Mango is in season, so the price is almost half as cheap as last year. Like Hoa Loc sand mango, only 25,000-30,000 VND/kg; Acacia mango 10,000 VND/kg… There were days when many mangoes arrived, so they were not sold in time, so the basket was full, we had to reduce the price to push the goods.” “Buying a bag of mangoes with more than 2kg but the price is only 20,000 VND, cheaper than vegetables” – Ms. Trang (living in Tan Binh District) said and added that in recent days, she has bought a lot of mangoes for dessert summer vitamin C booster. When small traders “discharge” ripe mangoes, she also buys some (buying) to make mango jam, dried mango, mango rice paper… to save for later. Ms. Thu, a trader who buys mangoes in Long An, said that because mangoes in the southern provinces were in the harvest season, they were hit by an epidemic, so they dumped the goods. Accordingly, the price of acacia mango is reduced to 4,000-5,000 VND/kg, Cat Chu mango is 9,000-10,000 VND/kg, Hoa Loc sand worm is only 15,000-17,000 VND/kg. At many supermarkets, grade 1 mangoes on the shelves are also very cheap. As at Bach Hoa Xanh, the price of acacia mango is 15,000 VND/kg, the other types are slightly better but do not exceed 25,000 VND/kg. Meanwhile, Co.op Food supermarket sells first grade Hoa Loc mangoes for 45,000 VND/kg, reducing the price to only 35,9000 VND/kg… However, in stores selling clean fruit, mango is still at a high level. At a fruit shop next to Vuon Chuoi market (District 3), mangoes cost up to 80,000 VND/kg; or a “3 clean” shop on Hai Ba Trung Street (District 1), Hoa Loc mangoes cost nearly 100,000 VND/kg. According to the shop owner, this is an organic mango grown for export, so it has a high price. A representative of the Thu Duc agricultural wholesale market said that from the beginning of May until now, the total amount of mangoes imported to the market is 4,285 tons; average 194.77 tons/night. Mangoes are displayed on the sidewalk of Hoa Binh market (District 5) for only 10,000-15,000 VND/kg On the side of Cho Lon bus station (District 5, District 6) grade 1 mangoes are sold at wholesale market prices, but there are few buyers. Hoa Loc sand mango bag, price is only from 30,000 VND/kg. The small trader said that mangoes have never been so cheap as now. The fruit stalls in all markets in Ho Chi Minh City have no shortage of mango products, and customers who buy a lot also get a discount. Due to being in the harvest tool right away during the epidemic, many localities distanced themselves; while exports also face difficulties, leading to lower mango consumption. At the supermarket, Hoa Loc sand mango grade 1 is also on promotion, the price is only 35,600 VND/kg

Peach “dressed” Sapa is red, round and very beautiful to look at From the beginning of May until now, on many roads in Saigon such as Cach Mang Thang Tam (Tan Binh District), Vo Thi Sau (District 3), Dien Bien Phu (District 3), Ta Uyen (District 11). ) … selling a variety of peaches in Sapa for only 16,000-20,000 VND/kg. At the small market on the side of Cho Lon Bus Station (District 6), street carts and sidewalk markets all invite customers to buy goods. “This is genuine Sapa peaches, the price is 16,000 VND/kg, guaranteed to be crispy, delicious and sweet” – the street vendor just splits the peaches for customers to try and advertise. Inside the market, rows of fruit stalls have peaches at the price of 30,000-35,000 VND/kg. “This peach, I put my acquaintances down from Sapa, not through traders. It takes about 2-3 days for new goods to arrive, so peaches are always fresh, crispy and sweet; Customers like it very much,” said Ms. Thuy, a small fruit seller. Buying 3 kg of peaches to eat, Ms. Lan Huong (living in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) said: “Every time the peach season comes, I buy it for my family to enjoy. Sometimes when I see ripe peaches that are rejected by small traders, I buy “bags” and then soak them in sugar to make peach tea. At Hoa Binh market (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), Mrs. C. – a small fruit seller confirmed: “The peaches sold in the carts, street vendors are “fake” peaches, and mine is the genuine Sapa. Those who sell peaches for less than 20,000 VND are not from Sapa, and I do not know where the origin is. Sapa peaches must be big and round, ripe like this to be real.” Mrs. C. is selling peaches for 30,000 VND/kg. Take about 20,000 kg per day to sell to customers. Asked Mrs. C if she got it from the wholesale market, this person shook her head and said: “All the fruits here are delivered to me to sell, not from the wholesale market”. When I tried to buy Sapa peaches to eat, with the green fruit, it was quite crispy but with acrid taste, and the ripe fruit was soft and cold; Doesn’t taste as sweet as advertised. A representative of a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City said that currently this supermarket has Sapa peaches, but the quantity is not much. Sapa peaches do not look beautiful, nor are they pink and shiny like in markets. Currently, the selling price at this unit is about 39,000 VND/kg. However, this fruit product is constantly out of stock. Meanwhile, in the price list of fruits imported into the Thu Duc wholesale market for agricultural products (the largest wholesale market of agricultural products in Ho Chi Minh City), Sapa peaches are not present in this market. Characteristics of authentic Sapa peaches Sapa peaches have recognizable characteristics, the fruit is only as small as a tea cup, fragrant, crispy and slightly sour. In particular, the shell of Sapa peach has a soft downy layer. That’s why people here also call it “Sapa feather peach”. Meanwhile, peaches “labelled” Sapa often originate from China with the characteristics of smooth, smooth skin, little or no hair, and quite large size. Chinese peaches do not keep their crispiness for long, the pulp is yellow, when eaten, they are soft and less sweet. These large berry peaches are advertised by small traders originating from Sapa, priced at 25,000 VND / kg Cart for goods only 15,000 VND/kg The fruit is still green, squeezed hard, crunchy but no taste Ripe fruits are soft, cold to eat, not sweet and fragrant USA Although the wholesale market has no goods, but Sapa peaches have appeared in many markets, street carts The characteristic to recognize the true Sapa peach is that the fruit has many hairs, the head is slightly hooked like a crow’s beak. While this item sold in the market does not have those characteristics.

Many items of vegetables, fruits, fruits, fish meat … on the occasion of the holiday, do not increase prices On the morning of May 1, recorded at many traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City such as Binh Tien (District 6), Ba Chieu (Binh Thanh District), Hoa Binh (District 5) … the number of visitors to the market did not increase much. compared to normal days. Most people still buy essential items for their families, not much to organize parties to celebrate. Mrs. Tam (small trader at Binh Tien market, District 6) said: “When we see that the COVID-19 epidemic has been alright, we very much expect that the strength will quickly increase in a few holidays, so there are quite a lot of stock. When it was discovered that there was a shift in the community before April 30, the number of visitors to the market decreased significantly. Some restaurants and cafes also returned orders that were placed earlier, making me unable to keep up “. Mr. Nguyen Binh Phuong, Deputy Director of the wholesale market for agricultural products and foods Thu Duc (Ho Chi Minh City), said that the total volume of goods coming to the market on holidays usually increases from 3,500 tons to 4,000 tons / night, this increase is not very high. Due to the long holiday, many families travel. “The price of goods depends on the purchasing power situation on holidays, if consumed strongly, the price will inch up; Conversely, when the goods are sold slowly, the price will not increase or even decrease “- Mr. Phuong acknowledged. Many kinds of summer fruits are in season, so prices are down, such as Hoa Loc mango costs 35,000 VND / kg, giant nautical 40,000 VND / kg … Dalat lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes … price from 25,000 VND / kg; leafy vegetables such as spinach, spinach, choysum … about 20,000 VND / kg. “Normally, on the occasion of the holidays, all kinds of food have high prices, but now they decrease or as usual. Disease affects income, so many families” tighten their belts “- Ms. Tra (small traders Tan Dinh market, District 1) said. Pork during the holidays is also low, ranging from 60,000 to 165,000 VND / kg. Bacon and tender ribs are currently selling for 135,000 VND / kg and 165,000 VND / kg. Even a lot of fresh pork products in Aeon (Binh Tan District) discount more than 30%. Fruits are full of markets, but there are buyers Meanwhile, many kinds of fruits sold on mobile at the price of 10,000 VND / kg such as watermelon, mango, guava … attracted many customers. “There have never been so many fruits as cheap as this year. I buy for the whole family to enjoy to cool down in the hot season” – Ms. Thuy (living in District 6) happily said. Sweet red watermelon with the price can not be cheaper This season, durian also begins to come in many markets, priced at only 80,000 VND / kg Meanwhile, in supermarkets such as VinMart, Go !, Emart … visitors to shop are not crowded. Supermarkets have many discounts, stimulating consumer demand, giving promotional gifts … There was also no price change for different types of aquatic products, namely: blood cockles, clams, snails from 50,000-70,000 VND / kg; Small crabs priced from 3350,000 VND / kg … The number of customers coming to shop is not crowded. “Maybe because of a long holiday, many families go away, so they rarely go to the supermarket to shop. For customers, we all measure body temperature, wash hands and disinfect them and ask to wear masks to prevent COVID- epidemic diseases.” 19 “- an employee of the Lotte supermarket said.