In key coffee areas of Son La, trees are entering the fruit-bearing period, preparing for the harvest from mid-September. Taking advantage of favorable weather, people focus on fertilizing, pruning branches, weeding, supplementing nutrients and preventing pests and diseases to preserve fruit and improve yield.
Son La currently has 33,628 hectares of Arabica coffee, with an output of over 250,000 tons of fresh fruit per year. This is a key crop in many localities such as Muoi Noi, Chieng La, Chieng Mung, Chieng Mai, Chieng An, Chieng Coi..., contributing to creating stable income for thousands of households.
These days, in the coffee growing area of Chieng An ward, people are busy fertilizing, weeding, pruning branches and supplementing nutrients for trees in the fruit-bearing stage.
This is one of the key coffee regions of the province with nearly 1,990 hectares, of which about 1,940 hectares are being harvested, with an output of over 15,400 tons of fresh fruit per year. In the 2025 coffee season alone, coffee trees brought in revenue of more than 430 billion VND.
Mr. Nghiem Van Tuan - Chairman of Chieng An Ward People's Committee - said that coffee trees are entering the fruit-bearing stage, so the locality is strengthening guidance for people to take care of them according to proper techniques. At the same time, it is recommended that people fertilize balancedly, supplement nutrition, and regularly check gardens to detect and handle pests and diseases in a timely manner, and limit fruit drops.
Mr. Tong Van Son's family, Trung Tam village, Chieng An ward, has more than 1 hectare of coffee. According to Mr. Son, the recent prolonged rains have caused some trees to lose fruit. After being technically guided, the family has supplemented nutrition and handled it in time, so the garden has developed stably.
Up to now, the fruit has developed evenly, the family continues to take care of it to maintain yield, hoping that this year's coffee crop will achieve good results," Mr. Son shared.
In Chieng Coi ward, Mr. Quang Van Vong is also busy taking care of his family's 1.2 hectares of coffee. The previous crop, this area brought in a revenue of more than 800 million VND. This year, thanks to focusing on fertilizing, weeding and pruning branches early, the coffee garden has developed well, with a high fruit setting rate.
This year, the trees are more fruitful, I just hope the weather is favorable and coffee prices are stable so that people can have more income," Mr. Vong said.
Not only households, many cooperatives also focus on taking care of raw material areas before the harvest season. In Chieng Mai commune, Sang Na Tre Cooperative has developed nearly 50 hectares of organic coffee and linked more than 200 hectares of raw material areas, producing about 10 tons of specialty coffee beans each year, with a revenue of nearly 10 billion VND.
Mr. Cam Van Hoang, Director of Sang Na Tre Cooperative, said that organic coffee has a long fruiting time, so stricter care is required. "The Cooperative maintains organic fertilization, controls pests and diseases and expects favorable weather so that the raw material area achieves high yield and quality for processing and export," Mr. Hoang shared.
Currently, Son La coffee is entering the fruit-bearing stage, deciding the yield of the upcoming harvest. People expect that with careful care, it will bring a bumper coffee crop and good prices.
