It is now the start of the main harvest of the Tam Hoa plum in 2023 on the Bac Ha Plateau (Lao Cai). This year, the flowering and fruiting period, the plums are very fruity thanks to the favorable weather. However, when the fruit is growing, the dry weather lasts longer, so it affects the small fruit, while the proportion of large plums is small compared to the season. before. Currently, the number of tourists to Lao Cai is quite large, especially on weekends. On the other hand, people have just harvested and cut the first crop, the production is not large, so consumption of plums at this time is quite cheap. The price of plums is quite high. , stable.
This year, Bac Ha’s plum blossom is very fake. Picture: Xuan Cuong.
Bac Ha is the “capital” of plums in Lao Cai with a harvested area of more than 340 hectares, an increase of 20 hectares compared to 2022. From the middle of May, the main harvest season of the Tam plum harvest begins in Bac Ha. Blossom.
Nowadays, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, people who grow plums in busy communities transport plums to the central area of Bac Ha district for sale from the early hours of the morning. The Bac Ha Plum Consumption Market started to become active with the participation of local traders and the provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Hanoi… Many small traders in the province and Yen Bai districts enjoyed quite cheap consumption have come to order for retail. For small plums, the price is affordable, so people in the communities go to the market to buy a good quantity of them.
At Ms. Vang Thi Dang’s home in Sin Chai Village, Na Hoi Township (Bac Ha), nearly 500 plum trees were planted for harvest. Ms Dang said this year’s plums are two to three times more wrong than last year, but wrong results mean smaller and less stupid plums, mainly plums and plums. From the beginning of the season, she picked and pruned the ripe fruits before taking them to the market to sell three times (more than 70 kg) for 20,000 to 30,000 VND plums or plums.
Due to the wrong fruits and the ongoing drought, this year’s plums are smaller than every year. Picture: Xuan Cuong.
Ms. Vang Thi Tea’s household, also in Na Hoi township, planted more than 80 plum roots, ranging in age from 8 to 20 years. At the 2022 harvest, her family collected almost a quintal and earned more than 5 million dong. This season, her family has also started picking and pruning plums to bring to Bac Ha market for sale or to sell to tourists on Sundays. “We sell more than ten kilograms of tacoons every day on weekdays, and we can sell large quantities of up to 60-70 kg on Sundays because many tourists come to the market to buy plums as gifts. The price of plums.” “I’ve been stable for the past few years, pretty good. Big,” said Ms. Spoon.
More than a week after the start of the main harvest of Tam Hoa plums, the plum price remained stable compared to the previous harvest and fluctuated between VND 7,000-10,000/kg of plums, VND 20,000-30,000/kg on average at the beginning of the season. kg selected plums. , plums are stable from 40 to 50,000 VND/kg. The price of plum is stable and high compared to other fruits, so the plum farmers in Bac Ha are very excited.
Nowadays, especially on weekends, many tourists come to Bac Ha for travel. A number of tourist groups have been actively visiting the villages in Ta Chai, Na Hoi and Ban Pho communes. These are plum growing areas that you can experience on the spot and buy Tam Hoa plums as gifts.
At the beginning of the season, the price of plums is quite high, the retail range is from 40,000 to 50,000 VND/kg. Picture: Xuan Cuong.
Pham Thi Hai and 7 friends in Hanoi heard that it was plum ripening season in Bac Ha, so they went to Bac Ha on the weekend, just went to the Sunday market and witnessed the plum harvest, everyone was very impressed. Buy plums as gifts Because the Tam Hoa plums here are beautifully designed, crunchy and have a sweet and sour taste.
Many tourists who do not have time to linger and experience, take advantage of visiting some of the main tourist spots in the district center, go to the market, and don’t forget to visit the fruit markets to buy Tam Hoa plums and give them as gifts.
Mr. Tran Van Thang, a tourist from Bao Yen (Lao Cai) District, said, “When I heard that Bac Ha’s Tam Ghoa plum started to ripen, I took my wife to Bac Ha to be very happy to go to the market. This season’s market is very busy. Many agricultural products and medicinal herbs are sold. My family bought a few bottles of Bac Ha chilli sauce, vegetables, spices and 10kg of Bac Ha Tam Hoa plums as gifts. I tried it before buying, plums have a sweet and sweet taste, sour taste, crunchy…”
Tam Hoa plum is a specialty of Bac Ha District. Picture: Xuan Cuong.
In early June, the Bac Ha plum blossom is in full bloom. Bac Ha District will organize Bac Ha White Plateau Festival in the summer of 2023, the main event of which will be the 16th Traditional Horse Racing Tournament will be held from May 1, 2020. June 3-11 in the center of Bac Ha city and neighboring communities.
On that occasion, the Bac Ha District People’s Committee mandated the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with the Na Hoi and Ta Chai Township People’s Committees to organize sightseeing activities in plum orchards… and encourage households to plant their gardens for it open tourists. Visit, experience the collection, enjoy and buy plums in the garden.
This is a new service aimed at creating an attractive tourist destination while promoting and creating favorable conditions for the consumption of Tam Hoa plums in order to secure income and people’s confidence in Bac Ha -Creating upland, clinging to the tree. Tam Hoa Plum.