A district in Nghe An earns 30 billion VND from growing raw cassava
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, in the fields of Anh Son district, farmers are rushing to harvest the 2018 cassava crop. In particular, this year's cassava crop is bountiful, and the price is at its peak compared to the past 5 years, so farmers are very excited.
On the cassava hills in Hoa Son and Tuong Son communes these days, people go to the fields early in the morning to harvest cassava in time for trucks to transport it.
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| Cassava prices this year have reached their highest level in the past 5 years. Photo: Thai Hien |
Ms. Lo Thi Thoa, Yen Hoa village, Hoa Son commune, excitedly said: “This season, her family planted 1 hectare of cassava. This year, the price is almost double that of last year. Currently, the purchase price at the factory is up to 1.9 million VND/ton, last year it was only 1 million VND/ton. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, the family harvested and sold immediately, fearing that the price would drop again at the end of the season. Currently, Ms. Thoa's family has harvested more than 5 sao. According to Ms. Thoa's calculations, this year her family harvested more than 15 tons of cassava. With such a selling price, after deducting investment costs, the profit is over 25 million VND.
Ms. Le Thi Thanh's family in Vinh Kim village, Hoa Son commune, has been growing cassava for 3 years now on an area of 1.2 hectares. Ms. Thanh said: "Up to now, my family has harvested more than 3 tons of cassava on an area of nearly 2 sao. With the current selling price to the factory of 1.9 million VND/ton, we earn nearly 6 million VND. If the price is stable, the life of cassava growers will be less difficult."
In 2018, Anh Son district had 764 hectares of cassava with nearly 100% of the area being high-yield varieties. Currently, cassava is widely grown in Thanh Son, Binh Son, Tho Son, Hoa Son, Tuong Son communes...
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| It is estimated that this cassava crop, Anh Son people earned about 30 billion VND from selling raw cassava. Photo: Thai Hien |
Every year, from October to the end of December is the harvest season. This year, the average yield is estimated at 189.6 quintals/ha, up 4.1% over the same period, with an output of 14,485 tons.
With the price of 1,900 VND/kg, the highest in the past 5 years, cassava growers estimate that their profit after harvest is about 20-30 million VND/ha. From the total existing area, it is estimated that farmers in Anh Son district will earn nearly 30 billion VND from harvesting cassava tubers this year.
