Heavy rain, more than 200 hectares of rice in Nghe An collapsed

(Baonghean.vn) - The prolonged rains over the past few days have affected the progress of the summer-autumn rice harvest, the quality of post-harvest rice and the winter crop production season in Nghe An. Up to this point, the whole province has only harvested 25/47 thousand hectares of summer-autumn rice. Many areas of crops have fallen due to heavy rain.

People in Hamlet 2, Dien Quang, rushed to harvest rice that had fallen due to heavy rain.

Due to heavy rain and strong winds in the past 3 days in Dien Chau, about 100 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the harvest period have fallen over and been flooded.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau, the rice fields were flooded in many communes such as Dien Hoa, Dien Hanh, Dien Thai, Dien Dong, Dien Lien... Due to continuous rain, people could not harvest, so the possibility of rice sprouting was very high.

Previously, Dien Chau had harvested about 65% of the rice area, and the harvested rice was also facing difficulties in preserving the product. Due to the rain and lack of dryers, the harvested rice was at risk of being of poor quality.

Rice in Dien Hoa - Dien Chau fell into the water

Rice fields of Quynh My - Quynh Luu were flooded.

Heavy rain in the afternoon and night of September 11 also caused damage to dozens of households in the communes of Quynh Lam, Quynh My, Quynh Hong, and Cau Giat, with dozens of hectares of milky rice falling to the ground.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh, Head of the Department of Agriculture of Quynh Luu district, said: “The phenomenon of rice being knocked down by strong winds has appeared in many communes in the area. However, only following the wind, the rice was mainly in deep fields, flooded fields and high-yield fields with heavy grains. Currently, the affected area has not been counted.”

In Yen Thanh, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district, at the end of August, some localities of the district harvested summer-autumn rice in deep-lying fields. Up to this point, Yen Thanh has harvested nearly 70% of the summer-autumn rice area. These days it is raining, people are temporarily stopping harvesting rice, affecting the harvest progress and post-harvest losses, and also affecting the winter crop production season. Yen Thanh's winter crop production season starts from the end of August and ends on October 5.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Duc's family, in Vinh Thanh hamlet, Nam Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) has more than 3 sao of summer-autumn rice. 3 days ago, taking advantage of the sunny weather, the family rented a harvester for the entire area, but after harvesting, it has been raining continuously for several days, making it impossible to dry the rice. Currently, the family is leaving the rice bags in the house, waiting for the sun to dry them. If it continues to rain, the family will use the floor, porch... to pour the rice out and use an electric fan to fan it, to prevent the rice from getting moldy and germinating.

Dien Chau's winter crops were planted early so they were not much affected by the recent rains.

The rainy weather over the past few days has slowed down the farmers’ harvest. Up to now, farmers in the province have harvested 25,000/more than 47,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice. It is estimated that about 200 hectares of rice have been damaged by the recent heavy rains.

The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection recommends: For low-lying areas, people should harvest immediately with the motto "green house is better than old field" to avoid local flooding. For highland areas, people should not harvest when it is raining. At the same time, localities should focus on clearing sewers and ditches to drain water quickly, to limit flooding and serve the winter crop planting. After harvesting, if the weather is not sunny, farmers should not pile rice in piles, but spread rice on the floor to avoid black rice grains, germination... affecting the quality of rice grains.

For winter crops, especially corn, Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Provincial Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, recommends that localities should use short-term corn varieties and sow seeds in corn pots for planting.

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