Prices hit rock bottom, Nghe An vegetable farmers heartbrokenly cut down vegetables right in the field

Xuan Hoang - Quang An• February 23, 2021 15:22

(Baonghean.vn) - Many farmers in the coastal vegetable growing area of Nghe An had to sadly cut down their vegetables right in the field, because the price of vegetables was too cheap, each kilogram of vegetables was only 500 VND but no one bought them.

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Although the kohlrabi fields in Dien Thanh commune (Dien Chau) are over-ripe, people are not interested in harvesting them because they are too cheap, 500 VND/kg. Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district said: Currently, Dien Chau still has about 150 hectares of winter vegetables in the communes: Dien Thanh, Dien Phong, Dien Loc... It is expected that after the full moon of January, the harvest will be completed. Although the price is cheap, people will sell all of them to switch to growing watermelon in the summer. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ms. Phan Thi Trang, a farmer in Hamlet 7, Dien Thanh Commune, Dien Chau District, said that vegetables, including kohlrabi, are very cheap, from 400 - 500 VND/kg, but are difficult to sell, so she does not bother to harvest them. Photo: Quang An

In the coastal area of Quynh Luu district, the largest vegetable growing area in Nghe An, the situation is even more dire. All kinds of vegetables are pulled up by people and piled up in long piles on the banks of the fields. Photo: Quang An

Faced with the situation of unsold vegetables, some households had to leave their vegetables uncultivated in the fields, not bothering to harvest them. Seeing the scene of vegetables in the main season withering in the hot sun makes many people feel heartbroken. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ms. Ho Thi Bay, a vegetable grower in Hamlet 7, Quynh Minh Commune (Quynh Luu) said: Her family has 1.5 acres of cabbage and lettuce. Because the vegetables are too cheap, and no one even buys them, they have to destroy them to grow another crop. Photo: Quang An

Quynh Minh Commune is one of the localities with the largest vegetable area in the Quynh Luu coastal area. Mr. Ho Dien Huu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Minh Commune said: The whole commune currently has about 160 hectares of vegetables of all kinds. This Tet holiday, vegetable prices have dropped to rock bottom, the money from selling vegetables is not enough to pay wages, so many households do not harvest, cutting down vegetables right in the field. According to Mr. Huu, the sharp decrease in vegetable prices is due to favorable weather for vegetable growth, leading to "oversupply", and in addition, the Covid-19 epidemic recurred in some provinces, also affecting the consumption market. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Green onions are a type of vegetable that accounts for 70% of the vegetable area of Quynh Minh commune. Previously, each kilo of onions cost over 10,000 VND, but now people have to cut off the roots, traders only buy the leaves for only 3,000 VND/kg. The remaining pulp and roots must be thrown away. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Vegetable fields in Quynh Minh commune, Quynh Luu are wilted and damaged because people do not harvest. Next to that, onion fields are blooming, but farmers do not bother to harvest because the price is too low. Photo: Quang An