Since October 13, many localities in the central region of Vietnam, including Danang and Quang Nam, have been experiencing heavy rains. This has flooded large areas of crops, including vegetables.
A market in Danang City.
At Tan Lap and Dong Da markets in Danang, vegetable prices have doubled. Meanwhile, there has been scarcity of some kinds of different vegetables.
For instance, each bundle of water spinach, sweet potato leaves and Ceylon spinach have increased from VND10,000 to VND15,000. The price of kale has surged from VND30,000 per kilo to VND50,000-60,000 per kilo. Various types of herbs like coriander and basil are in high demand and not available for sale.
Loan, a trader from Dong Da Market said that vegetables are mainly sourced from Danang and Quang Nam, however, torrential rains have resulted in the inundation, affecting vegetable supply.
“Over the past three days, the supply of fresh vegetables to Dong Da Market has sharply fallen,” Loan added.
Another trader from the market said that vegetable prices are increasing, but she still failed to buy some kinds of herbs to sell due to the scarcity.
According to Nguyen Thi Ha from Thanh Khe District, her family’s vegetable costs have doubled these days.
If the rain continues, vegetable prices in Danang and Quang Nam will continue to increase in the coming time.
On October 12-15, Danang City’s total rainfall was estimated at 700-900mm, with 28 hectares of crops under water, mostly in Cam Le and Hoa Vang districts.
