Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are getting high prices for flowers and ornamental plants since they reduced production for Tet (Lunar New Year) because of the COVID – 19 pandemic while demand is high.
Efforts are being made to promote sale of crops, fruits and flowers of farmers in coronavirus-hit provinces, including the two hardest-hit Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, when Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday is coming near.
As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday is less than two weeks away, people in HCM City and across the country are opening their wallets to buy special ornamental plants and imported flowers to decorate their homes for the nation''s...
Demand for fruit and flowers usually increases sharply on the occasion of the lunar year’s first full moon, and a short supply this year has caused their prices to spiral upwards.
HCM City is working with several provinces to set up orchid supply chains and mitigate shortages there, especially during holidays when supply dwindles and prices shoot up.
Around 300 million flowers from Da Lat are exported to markets such as Japan, Korea and China every year, but experts say that more active networks among growers and buyers could help the industry reach its full potential.
Flower growers in the southern province of Tra Vinh are excited as this year’s flower season has been productive, with price increases from VND10,000 (50 US cents) to VND15,000 per pot compared to last year.
Farmers in the Mekong (Cuu Long) Delta are busy with their flowers and other agricultural products in preparation for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on February 16.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed loan agreements worth US$20 million with Agripacific Holdings (APH) and Kunming Hasfarm Flowers (KHF) to develop high-value horticulture in Viet Nam, China and Indonesia.
As Lam Dong Province was aiming to expand the export of Da Lat flowers
from the current 10 per cent of output to 30 per cent by 2020, greater
efforts were needed.