Lai Vung pink grapefruit is mainly grown in three communes along the Hau River: Long Hau, Tan Phuoc and Tan Thanh. The area of pink grapefruit cultivation is currently over 2,200 hectares, each year Lai Vung supplies about 42,000 tons of grapefruit to the market.
Lai Vung is a land located between two large rivers in the South, Tien River and Hau River. Nature has endowed it with fresh water and fertile alluvium, so it has long been a land of sweet fruits and healthy trees. In particular, it has a famous pink grapefruit garden, becoming a destination that attracts many tourists.
Initially, Lai Vung tangerines were also known as “tieu son” tangerines by local people to refer to a type of sweet tangerine with a shiny, red-orange peel when ripe, which could be beautifully displayed for offerings and preserved for a long time in natural conditions. Later, traders called it “hong tangerines” and from then on this name quickly became a famous brand.
The unique characteristics of the fruit's flavor, color and properties have made the pink grapefruit famous nationwide and exported to several countries.
This famous specialty has been recognized and granted a certificate of exclusive registration by the Department of Intellectual Property, under the Ministry of Science and Technology . In addition to its value as a nutritious fruit, pink grapefruit also has many values in terms of tourism, culture, economy and trade.
What makes Lai Vung red tangerines famous, besides their delicious and beautiful quality, is that in recent years, gardeners in Lai Vung have also grown tangerines according to VietGAP standards, limiting the spraying of pesticides, and fertilizing according to a process that makes the fruit less susceptible to disease, ensuring safety for consumers. In addition, the fact that the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) has granted an exclusive trademark certificate, makes Lai Vung red tangerines an even more popular specialty fruit.
Currently, the "Kingdom" of Lai Vung pink grapefruit in Dong Thap province is entering the Tet crop season. This year, although the weather has been unfavorable since the beginning of the season. However, thanks to the application of good science and technology, the people here are ready to supply the market for the Lunar New Year of At Ty 2025.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, owner of Hong Danh tangerine garden in Tan Thanh commune (Lai Vung) has 0.4 hectares of tangerines that are bearing fruit. Ms. Hong said that it is currently the season to serve tourists, and on the 26th and 27th of Tet, the garden will stop receiving visitors to harvest and supply the Tet market.
16 years ago, Ms. Hong's family was one of the first people to serve visitors to the tangerine garden in Lai Vung until now.
According to Mr. Doan Anh Kiet in Long Hau commune (Lai Vung), this year, the weather is unfavorable, with long periods of hot weather. Pink grapefruit is a type of tree that is sensitive to the weather, and high environmental temperatures will cause it to drop fruit. His garden also suffered from fruit drop due to hot weather, however, thanks to applying organic farming processes and irrigating the fruit at the right time, the pink grapefruit is shiny, even and has beautiful colors. This year, his 5,000 m2 pink grapefruit garden is estimated to yield about 10 tons of fruit.
This year, due to the adverse weather conditions from the beginning of the season, many young tangerines fell off. The total output of red tangerines in Lai Vung district decreased compared to last year, but overall the quality of the fruit was quite good. Currently, Lai Vung district has more than 220 hectares of red tangerines bearing fruit, most of which apply organic farming processes according to the local red tangerine garden conservation project.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/vuong-quoc-quyt-hong-dong-thap-vao-vu.html
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