Fresh lemon price drops, only 2,000 - 2,500 VND/kg

Mr. Pham Van Ro's family, in My Trinh A hamlet, Hau My Trinh commune, Cai Be district, Tien Giang province, grows 0.5 hectares of lemon trees and said they are very frustrated because lemon prices have continuously dropped sharply. Currently, traders buy in bulk at the garden for only 2,000 VND/kg. Mr. Ro said: "At this price, the money from selling lemons is only enough to pay for the harvest, and the gardeners are incurring heavy losses. If the price is above 6,000 VND/kg, there will be a small profit. There are too many lemons, the output is slow, many gardens are waiting for drivers to buy, and after a long time, the yellow color must be picked and discarded." As for Mr. Huynh Thanh Nha, a farmer in Hau Thanh commune, Cai Be district, who has 3,000m2 of lemons that have just finished harvesting a crop, selling them for 2,000 - 2,500 VND/kg, he said he has no profit. "If I sell at the market, I will only get 3,000 VND/kg. If the price is too high, I will not make a profit. ...