The first time in many years, on the 29th of Tet, the number of visitors to buy flowers is quite empty at the largest retail flower market in Ho Chi Minh City.
On Tet holiday, flower buyers are still sparse at the largest flower market in Ho Chi Minh CityPHOTO: MPToday 10.2 (29 Tet), people go to the Ho Thi Ky flower market (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) quite thin. This is in stark contrast to the memories of many people jostle and bustle in the days near Tet holiday at the largest wholesale and retail flower market in Ho Chi Minh City.
This year, because the Covid-19 translation is complicated in the city, many people limit themselves to crowded places and are afraid to go to the flower market, making sellers look forward to it, the market is deserted.
 Right from the gate, there was a sign that required everyone to wear masks before entering the market and someone checked and controlled.PHOTO: MP |
 Never before has the Ho Thi Ky flower market been so empty on the days close to the New Year, motorcycles can run inside |
 Flower buyers are very sparse, the sellers wait tiredly |
 Customers buy leisurely select and watch the flowers without having to jostle like previous years |
 Ho Thi Ky Flower Market is on a peak day, bordering on Tet, but it is deserted as usual |
 Most of the flower stalls are sparsely populated, even though it’s midday 29 Tet |
 Hoa ly was sold for only 100,000 VND / bundle, down about 50% compared to previous years |
Perhaps due to the forecast of this Tet, the consumption will be less due to the Covid -19 translation, so the amount of flowers coming to the market is not too much. According to Mr. Be Ba – the owner of Mai Trung, said that flower prices have never fallen so much and the trade is sluggish like this, especially on peak days like 28-29 Tet.
For example, lilies in normal years have prices from 250,000 to 280,000 VND / bunch but now they only range from 100,000 – 160,000 VND / bunch. “Translate Covid-19 makes people afraid to go to the market, reduce shopping … the shop I sell out is probably only about 50% of the previous Tet”, said Be Ba.
 A bunch of glasses of this Tet holiday costs only 130,000 VND |
 Carnation costs 100,000 – 120,000 VND / bunch |
 Chrysanthemum is a variety of flowers with many different colors and prices that are sold at the Ho Thi Ky flower market |
 Tulips are listed for 120,000 VND / 5 flowers, but few customers buy |
 Lan dancers cost 200,000 VND / bundle, but the buyer said that the previous day, it was only 150,000 VND / bundle. The seller explained this flower was longer, more beautiful … |
In the New Year of Tan Suu 2021, many people prefer snow blossoms and willows. Therefore, some booths selling these two flowers attracted more people.
 Snowflakes on the 29th of Tet are priced at 200,000 VND / bundle and attracts many young people to buy |
 The beautiful little white flowers of snow tomorrow are chosen by many people for Tet in Ho Chi Minh City |
 Very few booths are crowded at noon 29 Tet |
 Hoa Thanh willow costs 280,000 VND / bunch, by the afternoon of 29 Tet, some points say that this item is not full of color because many people have bought before. |
 The US yellow plum costs 1.3 million VND / bundle, the more picky the customer |
 Winter red peach blossoms are introduced to Dutch flowers with the price from 800,000 VND – 1 million VND / bunch |
 Peony flowers imported into Vietnam are gradually familiar with the price of 250,000 VND / 5 cotton |
 If in the previous Tet holidays, right outside the gate of the market, the traffic was jostled and stuck a section of Ly Thai To street, now it is only slightly crowded compared to normal. |
Diamond chrysanthemum costs 70,000 VND / bunch, Dalat velvet roses cost from 100,000 VND / bunch to 80,000 VND / bunch, rose buds 65,000 VND / 10 branches, yellow daisies are about 30,000 – 40,000 VND / bunch … Although not decreasing compared to normal days, there are hardly any kind of price increases near this Tet.
When asking about the activities of the past few days, the seller at the flower shop T. Xuong sighed and said: “Just looking at the sparse number of people, you know, I have never sold Tet flowers like that. This year it will be more and more difficult. ”
Thanh Nien Online