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Hot sunny weather, lemon price increases

( Update: 24/08/2018 )

In recent days, hot weather lasts up demand for citrus fruits increased, but the strongest is the fresh lemon. Compared with favorable seasons, lemon current prices increased 4 -5 times, many gardeners plant in Dong Thap lemon "cash in" by lemon reverse service this year. Ms. Lai Thi Anh Nguyet, lemon growers in Tan Binh village, Tan Khanh Trung, Lap Vo district, said the last few days traders buy lemon repeatedly asked to order because demand for lemons on the market is rising strong. A few days ago I recently sold 11 tons of lemon knob, $ 25 thousand / kg. Approximately more than 1 week I continue to harvest over 13 tonnes 2nd lemon. With current prices, averaging 1 of lemon may interest 30 - 40 million. According to some lemon garden in Cao Lanh district, lemon 1ha average yield of about 10 tons, especially the lemon garden perennial good farming can yield up to 15-20 tons / ha. With current prices, growers are excited. However, despite the easy handling lemon fruit, but for inverse season requires good handling techniques and costs for plant protection products is also higher than for paramagnetic 20-30%. However, for those gardeners have long experience in the handling adversity lemon season is not big and this problem usually crops bring the main income for many local lemon orchard. At current market price TP.Cao Consulate lemon knob from 22-25 thousand / kg, lemon paper from 40-42 thousand / kg. Shortage not only in traditional markets but also in supermarkets and hard-earned fresh lemon with a pleasant form. Co-op Mart supermarket in Cao Lanh, last weekend seedless lemon prices also reached landmark towering threshold 45 thousand / kg. Ngo Kim Lan, a trader buy lemons in Cao Lanh district, said that the reason prices soaring lemon in recent years due to hot weather, hot continuously. Therefore the need to use fresh lemons to make soft drinks increased, especially HCM City market and the northern provinces. Some traders assess, although lemon price is currently at a high level but still much lower than 34000-37000 / kg in the same period of 2014. However lemon keep prices stable after Tet So far so growers have high rates. Some traders collect information and add lemon, lemon current price is "stopped" but if the heat continues, "recurrence" in the coming days, the price is likely to rise sharply lemon, until around May 5-6 when rainy season begins, the new lemon discounted completely.