Vietnam: Fruits are in season, purchasing power is weak
Fruits
Vietnam
Published Jun 7, 2022
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The market in Ho Chi Minh City is flooded with summer fruits such as lychee, pineapple, mangosteen, bonbon, rambutan, durian, jackfruit, mango... at a much cheaper price than the beginning of the season. On the roads, many trolleys sell ripe yellow pineapple for only 15,000 - 25,000 VND/kg, the busiest season of the year, with a strong sweet taste, so it is very popular with women. Delicious and cheap goods Mr. Tran Van Thai, a pineapple peddler in District 1, said that although Thai pineapple is listed, it is a product grown in Vietnam and transported to Ho Chi Minh City by passenger car.
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"Pineapple in this season is sweet, not sour or viscous like other seasons, the price is cheap, so it's quite easy to sell. About 3 days, I went to the bus station to receive the goods once to sell gradually," - Mr. Thai said. Markets and supermarkets now sell a variety of fruits that are in full season, prices are much lower than at the beginning of the season. For example, the price of Ri6 durian a few weeks ago was popular from 90,000 to 100,000 VND/kg, now the price at the market is only 60,000 - 70,000 VND/kg, while in trucks along the road it is only 40,000 - 60,000 VND/kg depending on type. The price of mangosteen at the beginning of the season is more than 100,000 VND/kg, but now it's also reduced to 50,000 - 70,000 VND/kg. Some other types such as rambutan 30,000 VND/kg, litchi fruit 35,000 - 45,000 VND/kg; while guava, watermelon, papaya, tangerine, and Taiwanese mango, have very low prices, less than 20,000 VND/kg. Although the prices of fruits are very cheap, the ...
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