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The historic floods and landslides throughout October last year caused significant financial losses to many families and many workers now want to stay back in the city to save the travel expenses and find casual work during the festival to earn an extra income. … [Read more...] about Pandemic to cause migrant workers to stay back in HCMC for Tet

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Visiting and discussing that the carrot and scallion farm, Mr. Bui Trung Kien, Director of Xuan Thai Thinh Company, shared that this whole area would be harvested next week and supplied to the Tet market in HCMC. The company has a total area of 50 hectares, and the average yield is about 35,000-40,000 tons per year, with 50 different types of vegetables and fruits. Currently, the supply for the HCMC market accounts for 70 percent of the total output, and the rest is distributed to other Southern provinces. According to the plan, the company has prepared 200-300 tons of goods for consumption during the festive season in HCMC. What makes Mr. Kien worry is that the production of goods this year is excessive, while the purchasing power at this time decreases by 20-25 percent compared to the same period. As a result, the selling prices at the peak of the Tet holidays will hardly reach the desired level of the company. Carrots, cabbages, and sweet potatoes are expected to devalue most. … [Read more...] about Plentiful supply of vegetables, fruits for Tet market in HCMC at stable prices