Dien Chau harvested 900 tons of peanuts

(Baonghean) - Despite many difficulties due to the weather, this year's winter peanut crop in Dien Chau still ensures productivity, bringing in much higher income than some other crops.

Dien Thinh is the locality with the largest area of ​​peanuts in the district with more than 200 hectares. Peanuts were planted in August and have now entered mass harvest. Although the weather is unfavorable, storms and rains have flooded many areas, thanks to timely care, the yield of peanuts is still guaranteed; an average of 90 kg of dry peanuts/sao.

Farmers in Dien Thinh commune (Dien Chau) harvest winter peanuts en masse. Photo: Mai Giang

Ms. Hoang Thi Yen in Hamlet 20, Dien Thinh Commune said: "This year, there were many storms and rains, so the productivity decreased compared to previous years, but it is still higher than other crops. Planting 3 sao of winter peanuts, in 3 months, I harvested nearly 300 kg of dried peanuts, leaving 300 kg for spring seeds, and selling the rest of the peanut seeds at 4 million VND/quintal, I earned more than 10 million VND, while growing corn only earned 3 - 4 million VND."

After harvesting peanuts, Dien Thinh farmers pick up the tubers, clean them right in the field, and use machinery to transport them home to dry for sale. Because winter peanuts are used for seeds, prices often increase by up to 40% compared to spring peanuts. This is the motivation for farmers to increase the area of ​​winter peanuts each year.

Mr. Nguyen Dao - Chairman of Dien Hung Commune People's Committee said that the whole commune grows 60 hectares of peanuts, of which 10 hectares are linked with companies to produce peanut seeds. This year, the yield is 80 - 90 kg/sao, down 20 kg/sao compared to last year, but this is still a victory for the people because this year the peanut purchase price is high.

These days, in a 10-hectare field, collaborating with a company to grow peanut seeds, people in Dien Hung commune are harvesting simultaneously. With technical support, farming costs, and fresh peanuts purchased right in the field, everyone is excited.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Xoan in Dien Thinh commune, growing peanuts in the winter crop is hard work but brings high profits; taking advantage of favorable weather, her family focused on harvesting. Next year, they will expand the area to provide seeds for people in the surrounding area.

Currently, the selling price is 40,000 - 45,000 VND/kg of shelled peanuts, which means that each sao of land gives farmers an income of 3.3 - 3.5 million VND. Photo: Mai Giang

In the 2017 winter crop, Dien Chau planted 550 hectares of L14 lotus-shaped winter peanuts; the average yield was 80kg/sao, and farmers harvested more than 900 tons of peanuts.

With the province's mechanism of continuing to support 10,000 VND/kg of peanut-covering nylon, 100% of the area is covered with nylon to prevent cold. Because it is used as a very good seed, it has high economic value; currently the selling price is 40,000 - 45,000 VND/kg of shelled peanuts, which means that each sao of people has an income of 3.3 - 3.5 million VND.

Growing winter peanuts in Dien Chau not only ensures enough spring peanut seeds for the district but also provides peanut seeds for many localities inside and outside the province. Currently, along with the harvest, farmers are preparing the land and seeds to strive to sow 3,000 hectares of spring peanuts in 2017.

Mai Giang