The largest kumquat growing area in the Central region is busy with the Tet season.

Purchase at the garden

These days, kumquat garden owners in Cam Ha commune, Hoi An city are focusing on caring for and pruning the trees to have the most beautiful kumquat pots to sell on the market.

With more than 10 years of experience in growing kumquat trees, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung (Trang Suoi village, Cam Ha commune) said that to serve the Tet market this year, his family planted 400 large and small kumquat trees. On average, each seedling costs 500,000 VND, and the investment cost for the kumquat garden is more than 800 million VND.

“Currently, more than 300 kumquat trees of the family have been purchased by traders, with prices ranging from 600,000 to 1.3 million VND. It is estimated that if all of this kumquat garden is sold, after deducting investment costs, the family will still make a profit of more than 200 million VND,” Mr. Trung shared.

Mr. Nguyen Chin, in Bau Sung block, Thanh Ha ward, Hoi An city said that this year there was little rain and storms so the kumquat trees grew well, had beautiful fruit, few pests and diseases but the price was 200,000 to 300,000 VND/pot lower than every year.

Hoi An is the largest kumquat growing area in the Central region, providing jobs for hundreds of farming households every Tet holiday. Photo: Hoang Bin.

Currently, traders in localities such as Da Nang , Thua Thien Hue, Binh Dinh have come to the gardens, making deposits to hand over to the gardeners to continue caring for and selling on the occasion of Lunar New Year. On average, each large kumquat pot costs 2 million VND, a beautiful bonsai tree can cost from 5 to 7 million or even tens of millions.

Brand enhancement

Thanh Ha Ward currently has more than 700 households specializing in growing kumquat. It is expected that this year's Tet season will sell about 55,000 kumquat bonsai pots to the market, an increase of 20,000 pots compared to last year.

Mr. Nguyen Anh, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Hoi An City, said that the City Farmers' Association has coordinated with the Social Policy Bank to provide 1,000 farming households with a loan of 80 billion VND to develop flower and ornamental plant production. At the same time, the loan support and guidance on planting and care techniques will help people feel secure in production, to promote the Hoi An ornamental kumquat brand.

“This year, the scale of kumquat production in Hoi An has developed well, far exceeding that of previous years. In particular, households specializing in producing beautiful fruits are quite large. The locality is moving towards forming professional associations for kumquat growing and encouraging people to grow organic kumquat trees to supply OCOP product owners,” said Mr. Nguyen Anh.

It is estimated that more than 70% of the kumquat trees in Hoi An have been ordered by traders, making many farmers excited. Photo: Hoang Bin.

Mr. Mai Thanh Hung - Vice Chairman of Cam Ha Commune People's Committee said that in 2023, the whole commune will have 365 households growing about 65,000 kumquat bonsai pots, an increase of about 20,000 pots compared to previous years.

“In 2022, the total revenue from kumquat trees in the commune will be about 55 billion VND. This year, traders have placed a deposit to purchase more than 70% of kumquat trees, prices are temporarily stable, but the consumption market is still slow due to the economic recession. The commune plans to organize a kumquat festival on December 12, 2023, and receive the Provincial Traditional Craft Certificate,” said Mr. Hung.

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