As noted by our repoters this morning, June 3 (the 5^th day of the 5^th lunar month), from early morning, Da Nang’s residents were busy buying offerings for the Mid-year Festival, also known as the Parasite-Killing Festival or ‘Tet Doan Ngo’ in Vietnamese, making the trading atmosphere at wet markets in the city more bustling than usual.

 

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nguyet, a stallholder at the Dong Da Market in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, said that the price of unstuffed ‘banh u tro’, which are pyramid-shaped sticky rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves, is set at VND17,000/dozen, a decrease of VND2,000 as compared to yesterday. Meanwhile, the stuffed ‘banh u tro’ are on sale at the prices of VND50,000/dozen.

 

The prices of chicken and duck meat tends to increase as compared to normal days due to higher consumer demand during Mid-year Festival.

The prices of some fruit types with high purchasing power, such as mango, mangosteen and watermelon have slightly increased by 10-15%.

This year, the number of lychees is not much due to the bad season, unlike the previous year.

People are seen buying fruits at the Hoa Khanh Market on the morning of June 3.

Chrysanthemums are among the best-sellers for the Mid-year Festival.

The price of unstuffed ‘banh u tro’, which are pyramid-shaped sticky rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves, is set at VND17,000-VND20,000 /dozen.

People's demand for duck and chicken meat increased sharply compared to normal days.