Nghe An farmers are busy harvesting crops and aquatic products before heavy rains hit.

According to the forecast of the North Central Hydrometeorological Station, from October 31 to November 2, due to the influence of low pressure circulation after storm No. 5, there will be heavy rain in Nghe An.

Taking advantage of the time before heavy rains hit, Nghe An farmers are busy harvesting crops and aquatic products.

Farmers in Quynh Lien commune (Hoang Mai town) harvest vegetables before heavy rain. Photo: Viet Hung

Although more than 3 sao of mustard greens have not yet reached harvest time, when hearing the weather forecast that in the coming days in Nghe An there will be heavy rain, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong's family in Quynh Lien commune (Hoang Mai town) focused on going to the fields to harvest.

Ms. Huong said that although the price of mustard greens has started to increase slightly from 2,000 VND to 3,000 VND/kg, because of fear of heavy rain causing flooding, they have to harvest early.

Traders buy vegetables for people. Photo: Viet Hung

The entire Quynh Lien commune has about 370 hectares of specialized vegetables such as: chayote, carrots, mustard greens, sweet cabbage, scallions... At this time, there are about more than 100 hectares of vegetables, radishes, mustard greens, scallions being urgently harvested by people.

In order to limit the damage caused by heavy rains, local authorities are actively promoting people to clear the flow right in the fields; mobilizing human resources to harvest vegetable areas that have grown to 80-90%. For vegetables and tubers that are growing, the commune recommends people stay in the fields to take care of them, cultivate the beds, and build sturdy trellises.

In addition to vegetables, people in the communes of Quynh Bang, Quynh Thanh, Quynh Yen... (Quynh Luu) are also urgently harvesting the third crop of shrimp. At the shrimp pond of Mr. Nguyen Van Hung in Quynh Yen commune, the family is hiring people to harvest shrimp. Mr. Hung said that in his family's pond there are currently more than 2 tons of 100 shrimp/kg, if not harvested and heavy rains occur, it will affect the shrimp's development due to changes in the weather, causing harmful diseases.

Households in Quynh Luu district are urgently harvesting shrimp for the third crop. Photo: Viet Hung

Like Mr. Hung's household in Quynh Yen commune, shrimp farming families in Quynh Luu district are focusing on harvesting the remaining areas. In addition, other aquatic products such as snakehead fish, grass carp, bighead carp, common carp, etc. are also harvested by people in Quynh Hung and Quynh Bang communes (Quynh Luu) before the heavy rain.

Currently, in Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town, there are 80 hectares of shrimp crop 3 (Quynh Luu 50 hectares, Hoang Mai town 30 hectares) and 150 hectares of various vegetables.