Selling 10kg of PQ tangerines but not enough to buy a bowl of pho, people here in Nghe An are heartbroken to see the fruits falling everywhere.

The price of PQ tangerines in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An has dropped to 2,500 VND/kg. Selling 10kg of PQ tangerines is still not enough to buy a bowl of pho, and traders don't even bother to buy them. People can only watch with sadness as PQ tangerines fall to the ground and turn yellow.

PQ tangerine prices are at an all-time low, ripe and yellow all over the garden but still can't be sold.

At this time, the PQ tangerine gardens in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An province are still full of fruit. The PQ tangerines are ripe and golden.

Some gardeners and people are heartbroken when they see PQ tangerines falling yellow on the ground, because traders do not want to buy them. This year, the price of PQ tangerines has dropped to an unprecedented level but it is still very difficult to sell.

At this time, many gardeners in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An province still cannot harvest PQ tangerines because of "uncertain" output. PQ tangerines are ripe but still very difficult to sell.

This year, the selling price of PQ tangerines dropped to a record low, only 2,500 VND to 3,000 VND/kg.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Hieu (living in Minh Hop commune) has more than 1,000 PQ tangerine trees planted on an area of ​​2 hectares. The tangerine garden is expected to yield nearly 40 tons of fruit. This year, the price of tangerines has dropped so low that his family has lost money.

"In 2023, PQ tangerines cost from 10,000 VND to 12,000 VND/kg. In 2024, the price of PQ tangerines dropped to only 7,000 VND to 8,000 VND/kg. This year, tangerines have dropped in price like never before, down to 2,500 VND to 3,000 VND/kg," said Mr. Hieu.

Although the price of PQ tangerines is very low, it is still very difficult to sell. Farmers selling 10kg of PQ tangerines is not enough to buy a bowl of pho. Traders do not even bother to buy. Mr. Hieu personally sells on social networks but the small quantity is not much. As the season ends, PQ tangerines ripen more and more, so they fall all over the garden.

The PQ tangerine harvest season starts from January to April every year. At this time in previous years, people have basically finished harvesting. However, this year, there are still many tangerine fruits hanging on the PQ tangerine trees. With no buyers, many garden owners let the tangerines fall and then compost them to make organic fertilizer.

The price of PQ tangerines has dropped very low but it is also difficult to sell because traders buy very little.

Unable to sell, many gardeners in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An sadly watched PQ tangerines fall to the ground.

This year, the price of PQ tangerines has dropped and is difficult to sell, causing farmers in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district (Nghe An province) to lose crops.

This year, Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen's family (residing in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An province) plans to harvest 10 tons of PQ tangerines.

Although it was the end of the season, Ms. Yen’s garden still had about 6 tons of fruit hanging on the trees. With no buyers, Ms. Yen had to let the ripe tangerines fall and throw them away.

PQ tangerine trees are no longer effective, farmers are rushing to change crops

Not only PQ tangerine growers, many traders in Quy Hop district also face difficulties due to weak consumption.

Previously, PQ tangerines were mainly purchased and transported to the northern provinces and Thanh Hoa for consumption. However, this year, PQ tangerines cannot be consumed in these markets, but are mainly consumed within the province, so the quantity is very limited.

Traders said that this year, PQ tangerines were only sold in the provincial market and some neighboring areas. Now, Chinese tangerines are sweeter and more popular.

This year, traders buy very few PQ tangerines.

Currently, the area of ​​PQ tangerine trees in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An province has decreased sharply. People have switched to cultivating other crops such as sugarcane and corn.

Mr. Le Viet Minh - Director of Xuan Thanh Agricultural One Member Co., Ltd., Quy Hop district (Nghe An province) said that the company previously had more than 1,700 hectares of PQ oranges and tangerines.

Of which, 1,200 hectares of degraded orange trees have been converted to sugarcane, and more than 500 hectares of tangerines now have only over 20 hectares left. The area currently growing PQ tangerines is also expected to be cut down to convert to sugarcane.

The leader of Minh Hop Commune People's Committee said that this year, PQ tangerine trees yielded 20 to 25 tons/ha. Since the beginning of the season, there have been very few tangerine buyers, so there is still a lot of unsold fruit.

Faced with the low price of tangerines, many households have switched from tangerine trees to corn and sugarcane. Currently, the entire commune has only about 150 hectares of PQ tangerines. It is expected that people will also convert the area of ​​PQ tangerine cultivation to other crops.

PQ tangerines are also known as Phu Quy peeled oranges. This tangerine variety was originally brought from other places to Phu Quy, Nghe An to grow. In 2001, Phu Quy Fruit Research Center bred and propagated the fruit for localization. PQ tangerines used to bring a good income to people in Phu Quy districts of Nghe An. In recent years, PQ tangerines have continuously dropped in price and are difficult to sell, causing the area planted with this tangerine variety to gradually decrease.

Source: https://danviet.vn/ban-10kg-pq-quyt-khong-mua-noi-bat-pho-dan-noi-nay-o-nghe-an-sot-ruot-nhin-qua-rung-la-liet-20250316140248802.htm