Nghe An farmers sell fresh rice in the field at high prices

These days, farmers in some communes of Yen Thanh and Dien Chau districts... are going to the fields.spring rice harvestin the joy of a good harvest and good prices. Many farming households who are members of the cooperative sell fresh rice seeds directly to the cooperative at high prices.

On the morning of May 6, Ms. Nguyen Thi Khoa's family in Hamlet 9, Tho Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) transported dozens of sacks of rice on a tractor to sell to Tho Thanh Agricultural Service Cooperative. Ms. Khoa said that this spring, her family planted 5 sao of pure TBR225 rice. With the Tho Thanh Agricultural Service Cooperative providing adequate seeds and fertilizers, along with proper care, the rice yield reached about 4 quintals/sao (fresh rice). Before the harvest, the cooperative announced that it would buy fresh rice from the people at 6,900 VND/kg, so the family decided to sell all the rice to the cooperative.

"Selling fresh rice right after harvesting from the field, the family does not have to spend time drying and storing. Calculations show that the investment for 1 sao of rice, from land preparation to seeds, fertilizers, pesticides... and harvesting, is 1.1 million VND, while selling fresh rice at 6,900 VND/kg, is nearly 2.8 million VND, so the profit is 1.7 million VND/sao", Ms. Nguyen Thi Khoa shared.

At Tho Thanh Agricultural Service Cooperative these days, it is always bustling with people transporting fresh rice for sale. Mr. Ho Sy Quang - Director of the cooperative said: The cooperativerice seed production linkagewith businesses for many years now, thanks to that every year the cooperative purchases fresh rice from farmers in large quantities.

This spring crop, the cooperative has linked up to produce nearly 200 hectares of rice seeds/a total area of ​​500 hectares of rice in Tho Thanh commune. Accordingly, from May 4, the cooperative will start purchasing fresh rice from people at a price of 6,900 VND/kg, 1,200 VND higher than the spring crop in 2023. The cooperative's plan is to purchase 1,000 tons of fresh rice, and farmers are expected to finish the crop on May 10. In addition to rice seeds, the cooperative also purchases commercial rice for people in the commune, but gives priority to purchasing for cooperative members.

According to Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district, in the district there are currently a number of cooperatives associated with enterprises to produce and purchase rice seeds and commercial rice: Tho Thanh, Vinh Thanh, Lien Thanh, Cong Thanh... and TH Group, with a total area of ​​more than 3,500 hectares.

Accordingly, cooperatives all purchase fresh rice from farmers at high prices, ranging from 6,800 to 7,000 VND/kg, even high-quality rice varieties are purchased at 7,200 VND/kg.

Since May 4, farmers in some localities have harvested spring rice. According to the district's assessment, the average yield is expected to reach over 73 quintals/ha.

Dien Chau district is also a locality with many agricultural cooperatives cooperating with enterprises to produce and consume rice. Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the district's Agriculture Department said that by May 7, farmers in the district had harvested about 40% of the spring rice area. Some cooperatives: Dien Lien, Dien Dong, Dien Thai... cooperated with enterprises to purchase fresh commercial rice from the fields for farmers at prices ranging from 6,500 to 6,700 VND/kg. As the harvest progressed, farmers prepared the land to sow summer-autumn rice.

"Currently, the agricultural and statistical sector is assessing spring rice productivity in the district. However, in reality, this year's spring crop is equivalent to last year's spring crop, so the yield will fluctuate from 74 to 75 quintals/ha," said Mr. Hieu.

According to the assessment of Nghe An agriculture sector, in general, this year's spring rice crop in the province has a good harvest and good prices, making farmers excited. Many dynamic agricultural service cooperatives have linked up with businesses to produce rice seeds and commercial rice. Accordingly, during the harvest season, cooperatives purchase fresh rice from farmers in the fields.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection said: As of May 7, farmers in the province have been harvesting spring rice for 4-5 days, with about 30-40% of the harvested area. Currently, many agricultural service cooperatives are collaborating with businesses to produce and purchase rice from farmers at higher prices than previous years.

Mr. Duc added that in this year's spring crop, the province has 4 models of linking production and consumption of rice seeds, with a total area of ​​nearly 600 hectares in Yen Thanh and Dien Chau./.