Nghe An: Potatoes have a good harvest and good prices, farmers are excited

In the winter crop of 2020, Dien Chau has about 200 hectares of planting.potato, mainly concentrated in the communes of Dien Phong, Dien Hoang, Dien Ky, Dien Thinh, Dien Tan, Dien Trung.

These days, in the districtDien Chau, farmers are entering the potato harvest.

People take advantage of the warm sunny weather to harvest potatoes. Photo: TL

To avoid massive potato harvests, leading to price drops, people mainly grow two types of potatoes, including those harvested during Tet to serve food processing needs at markets and those harvested after Tet to sell to packaged food production facilities.

Ms. Tran Thi Tra, Dong Ho village (Dien Phong commune), said: This year, her family planted 1.5 sao of potatoes, after 3 months of planting and caring, the yield was about 1.2 tons/sao. Because the purchasing unit committed to ensuring output, production and consumption were favorable.

This year, potatoes have a good harvest and good prices, so people are very excited. Photo: TL

In Dien Phong commune, this year there are about 100 households growing potatoes, on an area of ​​over 10 hectares. Because of their experience growing potatoes, the people know how to take care of them well.

After harvesting, the potatoes were purchased by the purchasing unit and brought to the field by truck.

Potatoes are purchased by the unit right at the field, so people can save some travel costs. Photo: TL

In Dien Thinh commune, along with other winter-spring crops such as corn, peanuts, sesame, potatoes are also chosen by people, with about 10 hectares out of a total of more than 20 hectares of fertile land. With stable potato prices and guaranteed output, production is very favorable.

Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture of Dien Chau district said: Potato is an intercrop crop, chosen by many localities to grow in the winter but the harvest is spread evenly from the winter to the spring. This harvest season, potatoes have a high yield, from 20-24 tons/ha, about 1.2 tons/sao.

People gather potatoes waiting for the purchasing unit to transport them. Photo: TL

With the price of potatoes at a stable level, from 7,000 - 8,000 VND/kg, on average, each sao brings in a value of 7-9 million VND. Compared to other vegetables, potatoes bring in higher income.