Enterprises purchasing young grapefruit from farmers in Nghia Dan

A grapefruit garden with more than 600 trees is planted in Son Hai hamlet, Nghia Loc commune, Nghia Dan district. This grapefruit garden has been certified to meet VietGAP standards since 2020. Photo: Hoai Thu

The main grapefruit harvest season is from July to October every year. After the grapefruit bears fruit, the care process requires pruning the fruit batches, keeping only a certain number of fruits on each tree. Photo: Hoai Thu

Young grapefruit has a high essential oil content and is purchased to process grapefruit essential oil. Photo: Hoai Thu

Each grapefruit tree needs to have its fruit pruned twice a season. Many trees are so tall that workers have to climb them or use long poles to pick the fruit. Photo: Hoai Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang - owner of a herbal product manufacturing enterprise that meets OCOP standards in Do Luong district said that her company has cooperated with a VietGAP grapefruit farm in Nghia Loc commune to purchase young grapefruit for 5 years now. Each time she purchases, Ms. Hang goes directly to the garden to check the quality of the raw materials. Photo: Hoai Thu

Young grapefruits are harvested and transported to the factory for processing during the day. Photo: Hoai Thu

Each batch purchases about 1 ton of young grapefruit over several days. Gardeners mobilize workers to harvest about 200-300 kg of young grapefruit per day. In addition to purchasing young grapefruit in Nghia Dan, Hang Moon Herbal Import-Export Company also purchases from gardens of grapefruit growers in Lam Son commune and neighboring communes in Do Luong district. Photo: Hoai Thu

Young grapefruits are purchased at an average price of 2,000 VND/kg. “In addition to the cost of buying raw materials, the cost of hiring workers to harvest, transport and process grapefruits is also quite high,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang. Photo: Hoai Thu

Immediately after harvesting grapefruit from the garden, the grapefruit is peeled to remove the thin skin containing essential oil seeds, washed and ground before being put into the essential oil distillation pot. Photo: Hoai Thu

Grapefruit essential oil products and OCOP-standard products of Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang are displayed and sold at tourist attractions, supermarkets and distribution agents in the province and in the country. Photo: Hoai Thu

Clip: HT

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