Ky Son ginger on deep discount

Ginger purchasing points for people in Ta Ca commune (Ky Son). Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ky Son GingerGinger started to be harvested at the end of the year and is currently the main harvest season for farmers. According to research, at the beginning of the season, ginger cost 20,000 VND/kg, but since the beginning of February, it has dropped sharply, to only 6,000 VND/kg.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Truong - Party Secretary of Pha Danh Commune (Ky Son) said that in previous years, ginger sold at a good price, but this year it is the main harvest season.tradersThe purchase price for people is only 6,000 VND/kg. "Pha Danh people have just started planting ginger, so the area is not large yet. It is currently the harvest season but the selling price is low, so people are not very excited," said Mr. Nguyen Xuan Truong.

Currently, the price of ginger has dropped to 6,000 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Huong Son Agricultural Service - Small Industry Cooperative is the main ginger purchasing and consuming unit in Ky Son district. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Luan, Director of the Cooperative, at the beginning of the season, the price of ginger was 20,000 VND/kg, but the further into the main season, the lower the price. Currently, the unit is purchasing for people at 6,000 VND/kg, which is the lowest price in recent years.

The reason for the sharp drop in ginger prices this year, according to Mr. Luan, is that this year, transportation costs have increased so businesses are not interested in exporting. Meanwhile, Ky Son ginger is difficult to consume domestically because its appearance is not as nice as ginger products from other localities, even though its quality is better.
Besides, this year, Ky Son's ginger acreage is larger than previous years and there is a situation of supply exceeding demand.

Ky Son ginger is grown by ethnic people on mountainside fields. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to data from the Department of Agriculture of Ky Son district, this year the ginger area of ​​this locality is more than 800 hectares, an increase compared to last year. In addition to the communes with a tradition of growing ginger: Na Ngoi, Tay Son, Dooc May, Nam Can Huoi Tu..., this year there are some more communes participating in ginger growing: Pha Danh and Keng Du. Ky Son ginger is grown on the mountainside, in a cool climate, so the yield is high, buffalo horn ginger reaches 28 tons/ha, ginger de reaches 16 - 18 tons/ha.

According to the plan, by 2025, Ky Son will plant 3,000 hectares of ginger.