(BGO) – The farmers in Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) have started harvesting green skin pomelo for two weeks with selling price of 35,000 – 40,000 VND per kg (each fruit weights over 1 kg) on October 14, up 5,000 – 7,000 VND per kg comparing to the price one week ago, reported the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development in the district.
This year, the district grows about 500 ha of green skin pomelo with estimated productivity of 2,000 tonnes, mostly in the communes of Giap Son, Quy Son, Tan Moc, Tan Quang, Thanh Hai, Hong Giang, Tru Huu...
Farmer in Luc Ngan district harvest green skin pomelo in early season. |
It is the early harvest season so most of the fruits have been purchased at the orchard then transported to whole sale markets in local areas and other provinces and cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh... The selling price is expected to increase more till the late season due to high demand.
To promote the orange and pomelo, Luc Ngan will organize “Orange and pomelo week in close connection to orchard and spiritual tourism”. Local authority also selected big orchards with good farm produce to introduce to groups, businesses, supermarkets, commercial centers to visit and ink consumption deals.