Specialty banana 'for the king' in the season of making a fortune

Besides traders coming to banana gardens to buy and sell, people have also started selling to stores in clean food chains across the country.

Currently, the market price of Dai Hoang royal bananas is 45,000 - 50,000 VND/bunch. If you buy a whole bunch of bananas, the price ranges from 300,000 - 600,000 VND/bunch depending on the number of banana bunches.

Although expensive, royal bananas are still well received by consumers, and growers cannot supply the market in time.

Ms. Pham Thi My Hanh, owner of a clean food store chain in Thanh Tri district ( Hanoi ) said that every week the store imports 5-10 bunches of Dai Hoang royal bananas, equivalent to 50-60 bunches of bananas, but they will be sold out within the first 3 days of the week.

Dai Hoang royal bananas ripen naturally and are delicious, so they are very popular with customers.

"Consumers in Hanoi love to eat royal bananas because they are a domestic specialty. Although the price is a bit more expensive, they are safe, naturally ripened, and not soaked in growth stimulants, so the sweet flavor of the bananas will not be lost. During Tet, the amount of goods consumed increases but we still cannot order more," said Ms. Hanh.

Royal banana bunches are harvested during Tet to serve diners.

Mr. Tran Xuan Quang in Hamlet 1, Hoa Hau Commune said that his family grows about 300 banana bushes, harvesting an average of about 500 bunches each year. Of which, about 200 bunches were harvested during Tet alone. Each bunch of 5-7 bananas is sold for about 500,000 VND.

To prepare for the harvest for this year's Tet holiday, the banana bunches are carefully covered by him, the banana roots are piled up in straight rows, and each tree has a bunch tied to prevent the wind from breaking them.

Royal bananas are also chosen by many people as gifts during Tet.

Talking about the secret to growing a bunch of Dai Hoang royal bananas with a beautiful yellow color, fresh green stems, and even fruit, and selling for a high price, Mr. Quang shared: Dai Hoang royal bananas are very picky about soil, only suitable for the strip of land along the Chau Giang River flowing through some communes of Ly Nhan district. Because this area is sandy soil.

The royal banana clusters are carefully covered.

“Nowhere in Vietnam has soil as good as here. Therefore, Dai Hoang royal bananas have a unique aroma and delicious quality that other regions cannot have, even if they bring the variety back to grow,” said Mr. Quang.

Mr. Quang also revealed that Dai Hoang royal bananas have square clusters, the bunches bloom evenly, the fruit has beards, the fruit is 8 - 10 cm long, 1.5 - 2 cm in diameter, each bunch of bananas has 5 - 7 bunches.

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The product is both delicious, high quality and nutritious, so for many years now, Dai Hoang royal banana specialty has been chosen by many people to buy as gifts.

"Especially, every time Tet comes, traders come to buy and transport royal bananas from Dai Hoang village to serve people across the country to display five fruits to worship their ancestors on the traditional Tet holiday," said Mr. Quang.

Royal banana is a specialty currently only available in Hoa Hau commune.

Providing information to VTC News , Mr. Tran Huy Tan, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Hau commune, said that Hoa Hau is blessed by nature with very good soil (sandy soil), which is regularly fertilized by the Red River. This is rare in any other place, very suitable for fruit trees, including royal banana trees.

Hoa Hau commune has 10 villages, of which more than 40 households in 7 villages (from village 1 to village 7) grow bananas in their home gardens, with a total area of about more than 2 hectares.

“Due to limited area and low output due to bad weather, this year's Tet, people in Dai Hoang do not have bananas to supply to the market, even though the price is much higher than last year's Tet,” Mr. Tan emphasized.

Currently, Dai Hoang royal banana products have stamps, labels, food safety certificates and are known by many consumers. The products are consumed in many provinces and cities across the country, most of which are in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai ...

PHAM DUY

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