Dien Chau farmers get good prices for peanuts

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, farmers in the color-rich communes such as Dien Hung, Dien Hoang, Dien Phong, Dien Thinh... are entering the winter peanut harvest and selling them at 35,000 VND/kg (peanut seeds).

Dien Thinh farmers started harvesting 300 hectares of winter peanuts.

In the 2016 winter crop, Dien Chau planted 600 hectares of winter peanuts, an increase of 100 hectares compared to 2015 with varieties such as lotus and L14. With the province's mechanism of continuing to support 10,000 VND/kg of peanut-covering nylon, 100% of the area was covered with nylon to protect against the cold. Peanuts were planted early in August and have now begun to be harvested. Although the weather was unfavorable, with heavy rain causing flooding in many areas, thanks to timely care, the winter peanut yield was still guaranteed, averaging 1 quintal of dry peanuts/sao, 30kg/sao lower than the 2015 winter crop.

Winter peanuts are used as very good seeds so they have high economic value, about 30-35 thousand VND/kg, so each sao of farmers also has an income of 3-3.5 million VND, twice as high as growing corn. Growing winter peanuts in Dien Chau not only ensures enough spring peanut seeds for the district but also provides peanut seeds for some neighboring districts.

Peanuts in Dien Chau reach 3 million VND/sao/crop.

Immediately after harvesting winter peanuts, farmers continue to grow short-term vegetables, then enter spring crop production./.

Mai Giang