Prices plummet, Vinh city farmers throw away tons of vegetables
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to oversupply, unsold products and low prices, Hung Dong vegetable farmers in Vinh city had to uproot tons of vegetables to make way for a new crop.
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| This is the third crop of the vegetable season, but only the first crop was sold, and the next two crops, Hung Dong farmers (Vinh city) had to uproot the vegetables because of the low price. The price of a bunch of cabbage is only 200 VND, there were times when no one bought it, so they had to take it home. Photo: TC |
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| Mustard greens are a traditional vegetable in Vinh city, but according to Mr. Pho Duc Long, Vinh Xuan 1 hamlet, Hung Dong, although people do not spray pesticides and use very little inorganic fertilizer, they still cannot sell them at Vinh market. Meanwhile, they have to go to Vinh market to buy vegetables from 3am, and the cost of growing vegetables is high. This vegetable crop cost Mr. Long's family nearly 10 million VND. |
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| Ms. Cao Thi Hien, Vinh Xuan 2 hamlet, said: Her family had 40 rows of vegetables but had to pull them all up and throw them on the bank. Lettuce was normally 7,000 VND/kg, now it is only 2,000 VND/kg. Mustard greens were initially 3,000 VND/bunch, now it is only 200 VND/bunch. Meanwhile, she had to spend 800,000 VND/sao for manure, 300-400 thousand VND for nitrogen, and 5,000 VND for a bundle of vegetables. Her family suffered a loss of nearly 30 million VND. Photo: TC |
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| Mr. Pho Duc Long's family is trying to pull up vegetables to sell even though the price is only 200 - 300 VND/bunch. Photo: TC |
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| On the banks, many rows of newly discarded mustard greens are still blooming. Currently, Hung Dong commune has 22 hectares of vegetables being produced using conventional methods. The main vegetables grown by the people are mustard greens, lettuce, and chrysanthemum greens, with no diversification in the types of vegetables. Photo: TC |
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| Many lettuce beds are past their harvest date and no one bothers to harvest them. Photo: TC |
