Nghe An: Early winter crop has good harvest and good price
Overcoming the difficulties of the weather, winter crops in Dien Chau still grow and develop well. Currently, some early crops have yielded quite high yields and stable prices.
As a safe crop in the winter, peanuts have been chosen by farmers in Dien Chau as the main crop with nearly 800 hectares. Currently, the entire area has been harvested. This peanut crop, Dien Chau farmers have collected more than 1,600 tons of peanut seeds. The bumper winter peanut crop not only ensures enough peanut seeds for 2,500 hectares of spring peanuts in the district but also provides seeds for many localities in and outside the province.
Ms. Pham Thi Tho - a farmer in Dien Thinh commune, Dien Chau said: "Sown since August, although the weather was unfavorable, with heavy rain and storms causing flooding, thanks to many years of intensive farming experience and timely care, the peanuts still gave quite high yields when harvested. Each sao, farmers earned 4 million VND, twice as much as growing corn."
At this time, in the winter crop production areas on the two-rice land such as Dien Binh, Dien Tan, Dien Loc, Dien Hoang, farmers are harvesting squash. Cucumbers, due to early planting, have been harvested since mid-October, with an average yield of 1.5 tons/sao. The price of winter melons this year is 20-50% higher than the previous winter crop.
With the first successful crop, after the harvest, Ms. Cao Thi Lien, Dien Loc commune, planted a second crop of cucumbers in the winter on the double-rice land. After 3 years of production on the double-rice land, cucumbers are the crop that brings the highest income to Ms. Lien's family. She said: "The prices of early winter crop products this year are higher than those of recent winter crops. For example, cucumbers reach 15 million VND/sao, several times higher than rice cultivation..Growing winter crops and melon and pumpkin products has now become my family's main source of income for the whole year."
This winter crop, Dien Chau district planted 3,355 hectares of various crops, with about 75% of them being early crops. Although the winter crop area in Dien Chau this year decreased by about 10% compared to the previous crop, the value was still guaranteed thanks to a good harvest and good prices.
At this time, local people are harvesting some types of vegetables such as cucumbers, vegetables, pumpkins, squash, etc. In the area, there are up to 35 agents and businesses purchasing winter products, so people harvest and sell them immediately. On this occasion, local farmers are continuing to expand the area of cold-loving vegetables and tubers to increase the value per unit area, serving the year-end market.
Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district shared: "This year's early winter agricultural products have good prices, helping to ensure the production value of the whole crop and the growth of the entire crop sector in Dien Chau during the year. After harvesting early crops, people are now focusing on bringing into the fields some long-term crops such as cabbage, kohlrabi, cauliflower, and potatoes. For cabbage, kohlrabi, and cauliflower, we have directed to spread out the crops, each crop 15 days apart to ensure that there is no product backlog at the end of the year. For potatoes, cooperatives directly cooperate with product purchasing units, sign contracts with households to determine product prices to ensure output for farmers."
