Green mangosteen with sauce
Green mangosteen chicken salad has recently been sought after in the market when the southern mangosteen season comes in. Many groups On social networks, green mangosteens are being introduced and sold at different price ranges. In traditional markets or fruit stores, green mangosteens appear more limited.
Mangosteen Green plants are introduced by garden traders from Chau Duc (Ba Ria – Vung Tau), Long Khanh (Dong Nai), Lai Thieu (Binh Duong) or Cu Chi (HCMC) Hau Giang. Price depends on size – The fruit is small but the wholesale price is about 80,000-100,000 VND/kg.
For peeled green mangosteen, the selling price is quite diverse. Some people advertise around 500,000-550,000 VND/kg. Others advertise it 600,000-700,000 VND/kg or even 800,000 VND/kg. This price is about 7-10 times higher than the price of whole mangosteen but not higher than the “fever” at the beginning of the season last year.< /p>
Some sellers explained that for 1kg of peeled green mangosteen, about 5-6kg of whole mangosteen is needed for 1kg of peeled green mangosteen. In addition, stores need to hire workers to peel mangosteen because it has a lot of plastic and requires a large amount of washing water, which also increases the cost of the product compared to whole fruit.
Some stores also Catch up with the early-season mangosteen chicken salad trend to provide processed products. Kitchen NN (in Ho Chi Minh City) announced the sale of a 3-dish combo including mangosteen chicken salad for 4 people for 675,000 VND or vegetarian mangosteen salad for 295,000 VND/portion for 2 people. If customers want to buy peeled mangosteen, the kitchen will sell it at prices updated daily.
Another store in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City also sells from 279,000 VND/portion of mangosteen chicken salad for 2 people. and 499,000 VND/salad for 4 people. Even a seafood specialty store with 2 branches in Go Vap district, Phu Nhuan district also caught the “trend” of mangosteen chicken salad to provide to diners.
The gardener chose to sell early Associations and groups call for buyers to be alert
Ms. Pham Nhu – founder of Khoai farm (Phu Rieng district, Binh Phuoc) – said that this year she sold the entire garden early to traders. green mangosteen. This year, her garden lost a crop and the yield was only 1/3 of last year. The price at the self-picked garden is about 80,000 VND/kg.
Last year, Ms. Nhu did not sell green mangosteen, but this year she decided to sell it early at the beginning of the season. The reason why last year her garden had many small fruits that were not suitable for green sale was because traders often chose large fruits of about 12 fruits/kg for easy peeling.
In addition, when the ripe fruit is exposed to rain, it will be damaged. many and the price is not as high as green mangosteen. Ms. Nhu admitted that the price of ripe mangosteen has never been 70,000-80,000 VND/kg, even in the peak season it was 25,000 VND/kg.
Some groups have reported the situation of many people advertising Sell green mangosteen at a low price of about 30,000-40,000 VND/kg then receive a deposit and block messages not to deliver. Many scam warnings appear in groups such as Vietnam Mangosteen Association (23,200 members) Lai Thieu Mangosteen (25,700 members)…
Ms. Phuong, a gardener in Bao Loc (Lam Dong) It is said that at the beginning of the season, the price of green mangosteen is difficult to decrease because the demand is large but the quantity is limited. Some traders import mangosteen from other places but introduce the goods in Bao Loc while Bao Loc mangosteen season is not until September-October every year. Therefore, shoppers need to be alert.
Ms. Phuong also believes that the hot, dry season is about to reach its peak and gardeners should pay attention to watering and tree care. When harvesting green bamboo shoots, gardeners should choose fruits large enough to be old enough to sell and do not let the tree grow too many fruits in a dry situation, which can cause the tree to decline, leading to crop failure next year.
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