Thai sweet corn variety grown in Quynh Luu has high yield

(Baonghean)- After 70 days of planting and caring, people in An Hoa commune (Quynh Luu) are now harvesting Thai sweet corn with the joy of a good harvest and good price.

This is the third year that An Hoa commune has planted Thai sweet corn in the winter crop on an area of ​​30 hectares concentrated in the two cooperatives Toan Thang and But Linh. After 70 days of planting and fertilizing, people are now harvesting the corn to sell to the purchasing company.

Thai sweet corn grown in Quynh Luu brings high income.

Mr. Vu Duy Thanh (But Linh Cooperative), a sweet corn grower, affirmed that this is a crop with higher economic efficiency than the previously grown corn variety. Moreover, this corn variety has a short growing time, so it reduces labor and costs. It is estimated that after harvesting 2 sao of corn, his family will get 1.6 tons of corn (on average 1 sao 8 quintals), earning nearly 6 million VND.

Thai sweet corn is planted at a density of about 40,000 - 50,000 plants/ha and each plant produces 1 ear. Corn yield reaches 16 tons/ha, according to the market price of 3,500 VND/kg, the average value of 1 hectare gives an income of about 60 million VND.

In addition to harvesting corn, people also cut down trees to sell to TH True Milk Company at 70,000 VND/quintal; on average, for 1 sao of corn, people earn an additional 300,000-500,000 VND/sao, this amount of money offsets the cost of fertilizer and nitrogen. Thus, for 1 sao of Thai sweet corn planted in the winter, people earn nearly 3 million VND.

Enterprises purchase corn for farmers.

During the harvest, An Hoa commune cooperated with Dong Giao Import Export Company (Ninh Binh) to purchase corn for the people at the price of 3,500 VND/kg. Along with purchasing, the Company also supplied corn seeds to the local people for use.

Viet Hung