Phu Khe Market (Phu Khe commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh) was established in 2012 and is a large wood market with an area of about 10,000 m2 Wood is sold by area, each area only sells a certain type of rosewood, rosewood or ironwood.
The wood market is a place for carpenters from all over the North to come and choose wood fibers. suitable for your product. Besides, the wood market is also a place to create sustainable employment for many years for people local workers with stable income.
Inside the market with About 200 stalls mainly sell rosewood. To meet the needs of customers, the market is often open from the morning around 8 o’clock until late afternoon.
Wood prices are very diverse. Small pieces of wood weighing only a few pounds have prices ranging from 60,000 – 100,000 VND/kg. For larger wooden panels or wooden pillars to make stairs, the price can range from hundreds to millions depending on the size and quality of the wood.
With pieces Precious rosewood is sold by small traders for about 1 million VND/kg.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh (63 years old, Tien Thon Van Mon village, Yen Phong, Bac Ninh) said Wood is often imported from Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. With the small size of her products, they are mainly used to make children’s chairs and dining chairs. After finishing the products, most of the goods will be exported to China for sale.
For each batch of wood of 2-3 tons, she earns a profit of about 5-6 million VND. Ms. Binh’s store’s work also generated 2-3 more stable jobs for local workers.
Average Every day small traders sell from 70 – 100 kg depending on the purchasing power of customers. In the days when traders order large quantities of wood to bring back to the factory, small businesses can sell a few quintals or even tons of wood.
According to Ms. Dang Mai’s revelation Lan (32 years old, Phu Khe, Tu Son, Bac Ninh) large, solid pieces of wood have a very high price of about 3-5 million VND/m2. The reason rosewood is so valuable is because it has smooth fibers that are easy to work with and are not susceptible to rot. This type of wood is even favored by many artisans to make antique imitations, resulting in priceless works.
Mr. Nguyen Trung Manh – a regular carpenter of the market – said: “The wood at the market is very diverse in size, suitable for buyers to make details to make tables, chairs, cabinets or altars. I buy wooden bars like this for about 140,000 – 150,000 VND/kg.”
There is another special thing in this market where the sellers are mainly women. Most men will go to buy wood in Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia for their wives to sell.
Around 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. is the time when the market “rests”. Households business only covers Cover the goods simply with tarpaulins. However, according to traders at Phu Khe Thuong wood market, there has never been any theft. The task of ensuring security is for 6 guards to take turns guarding.
Thuy Nga
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