Price of fresh lemon ( seedless lemon ) time in 4/2014 from 25-30000 / kg . Mid- May to farm-gate prices of up to 43,000 VND / kg ( market value from 50-60000 / kg ) .

 

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Because seedless lemons grown high yield , together with the need to use lemon water surge caused by the heat wave is prolonged up to 39-40 degrees C , 6 households in the village , Thanh Hoa commune , Ben district Luc , Long An province 's income " terrorist " by the high price of lemons .

We seek to farm seedless lemon , wide 3 ha of Vu Ngoc Bao family , Farmers Union members Thanh Hoa , Ben Luc District , Long An Province . Greeted us was a house that surface , bright red roof , surrounded by a lush garden lemon , fresh is best time for harvesting .

 

Just mix lemon ice cool glass of invited guests , he just tells newspaper : his hometown in Hung Yen . In 1977 he joined the team TNXP to build new economic Pineapple Plantation in Ben Luc District . Do workers in the NT a few years , due to heavy alum lands , flooded all year round , do not eat effectively dissolved the unit , he paid her enough money to buy some land 1 ha alum . ..

 

A few years later , the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development investment funds interested in building dykes to former NT land area is no longer the flooding situation all year round as before. Implement policies restructuring crops , Extension Center in Long An province introduced new varieties , seedless lemons ( originating in the U.S. ) , he said was one of the first to buy 400 trees registration the trials .

 

Long An Province People's Committee has decided to set up agricultural cooperatives social services Thanh Hoa , Ben Luc district . Cooperative consists of 19 members with about 100 hectares of seedless lemon , which is mainly harvested area has stabilized and some new acreage . Cooperative is preparing to go into operation by him as chairman Vu Ngoc Report .

 

In each of which non-technical , yet experienced , most dead trees . Not deterred he traveled seek information , participate in regular training and technical planted lemon tree care , then he bravely continued to buy just about miles . Lemon Garden was restored quickly and grow well .

 

From planting to harvest is 18 months ( fruit harvest ) , the thin lemon peel to the first season as duck eggs , cut up fruit when there is not a particle , nearly squeezed out 1 cup of water ( cup of tea ) . Department lemon fruit harvest the first batch , who is also commended to view larger fruits , beautifully made ​​his wife happy as body fat in the abdomen .

 

By 2008 , an agricultural trading company in Ho Chi Minh City , Long An to find the contracted purchase the entire output of lemon in his village newspaper . " I am very happy , sir . Even that year I sold 10 tons of fresh lemon to 5,000 VND / kg . Price point is not that high , but very stable . To be harvested , the company fielded purchased and paid immediately .

 

A few years back I invested edible buy more land to grow lemons , up to this point I have a total area of ​​6 hectares of lemon are trading period , yield 35-40 tons of fruit / ha / year . Recently I cut divided by 2 children married each one 1.5 ha , ha my remaining 3 production GlobalGAP standards " .

 

Speaking of lemon XK he cheerfully Report : Three years ago lemons markets are strong , many local companies as well as foreign investment company GINO Saigon , LEMON VINA Co. , The the company 's FRUIT 100 % foreign capital .

 

The company sent engineers to take the garden to guide the process for farmers from planting, tending , fertilizing , product storage after harvest , lemon buying for export . Therefore prices are heating up , the price of fresh lemon ( seedless lemon ) time in 4/2014 on the company purchased for $ 25-30000 / kg . Mid- May to farm-gate prices of up to 43,000 VND / kg ( market value from 50-60000 / kg ) .

 

Lemon price spike so, the main cause is due to prolonged heat , domestic market as well as export markets surged. Currently the product fresh lemon Vietnam has exported to markets in Cambodia , Laos , Thailand , Europe , the Middle East ...

 

Hiếu Cầu  / nongnghiep.vn