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Vegetables and fruits HCMC ‘great discount’ for the holidays

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Contrary to the predictions of many people before the ceremony, many fresh items such as fruits, vegetables, fish meat … have discounted, goods are full of markets, but there are quite few buyers.

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.

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