Growing organic pineapple in Quynh Luu brings in an income of over 400 million VND/ha

bna_van truong 1223.jpeg — Farmers in Tan Thang commune (Quynh Luu) are busy harvesting pineapples. Photo: Van Truong

Along the vast pineapple hills in Tan Thang commune (Quynh Luu), farmers are busy harvesting pineapples to supply traders. On the roads leading to the pineapple fields, cars line up waiting to "buy goods". The new feature this year is that the organic pineapple areas are "hitting" big, with prices 4 times higher than normal pineapples.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thang, in Hamlet 1, Tan Thang Commune, with his wife and children, is "packing" organic pineapples into cardboard boxes for transport. He excitedly said: The family has over 5 hectares of organic pineapples planted since 2018. Previously, the price was about 10,000 VND/kg, but this crop has skyrocketed to 20,000 VND/kg. Each hectare of organic pineapple yields 20 tons, with a revenue of over 400 million VND/ha/crop.

bna_van truong 1.JPG — Organic pineapples of Mr. Nguyen Van Thang's family in Hamlet 1, Tan Thang Commune are transported home to be packed in boxes for import to supermarkets. Photo: Van Truong

The output for this type of pineapple is very easy to consume, there are some supermarkets in the southern provinces that come to the place to order. However, to grow pineapple organically, strict requirements must be met such as: No use of herbicides, no use of pesticides, no growth stimulants; mainly use decomposed manure to fertilize pineapple. Although organic pineapple cultivation has low productivity, its economic value is very high.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh - Chairman of Tan Thang Commune People's Committee said: Tan Thang is the locality with the largest pineapple area in the province, with 1,200 hectares, of which over 500 hectares are being harvested, the total output of the commune is estimated at nearly 6,000 tons, bringing a significant source of income to the people. Pineapple is mainly Queen and Cayen varieties with good quality, high yield, and has been favored by the market for many years.

bna_van truong m1n23.JPG — Organic pineapple is sweet, fragrant, delicious, sweet, and rich in nutrients. Photo: Van Truong

This year, pineapples have basically had a good harvest and good prices, with an average yield of over 40 tons/ha, sold at 7,500 VND/kg, earning nearly 300 million VND/ha/crop. Of which, the whole commune has over 30 hectares of people who have built an organic pineapple growing model, all earning over 400 million VND/ha/crop. In the long term, the commune is encouraging households to expand the area of organic pineapple cultivation, "clean pineapple" to increase economic value per unit area.

bna_van truong mmmm.jpeg — Mr. Nguyen Van Thang and his wife in Hamlet 1, Tan Thang Commune harvest organic pineapples in the field. Photo: Van Truong

According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, the output for pineapples is very favorable. From 2022 to now, Dong Giao Pineapple Factory has purchased pineapples from people in the commune about 4,500 tons (reaching over 80% of output). Through the contract between the factory and households, the factory buys pineapples from people in the garden at the market price of 6,000-7,500 VND/kg depending on the weight of the fruit with unlimited quantity, the factory directly purchases and transports.

The factory signing Pineapple consumption for people is really important, to develop a stable pineapple material area, most importantly pineapple growers no longer have to worry about output.

bna_van truong mmm33.jpeg — Pineapple season in Tan Thang, Quynh Luu has good prices. Photo: Van Truong

bna_van truong 34.JPG — Pineapples are "added" to National Highway 1 to wait for large trucks to transport them to the southern provinces. Photo: Van Truong

The reason for the high price of pineapples in Tan Thang commune, Quynh Luu district is due to the hot summer, the demand for pineapples to cool down has increased sharply, not to mention that markets in the South have also flocked to Tan Thang pineapple area to buy.

Pineapple harvest is good, price is good, people feel secure in production. Tan Thang commune directs hamlets to put into production good, high-yield varieties to replace old pineapple areas. At the same time, invest in modern irrigation systems, apply advanced techniques in pineapple care to achieve productivity and quality, build the Tan Thang pineapple brand to develop in a sustainable direction.

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