Quy Chau farmers rush to sell young acacia
(Baonghean.vn) - Every year, Quy Chau district harvests over 2,000 hectares of acacia, of which the area of young acacia accounts for over 30%. Harvesting acacia before the exploitation cycle will reduce estimated profits by over 20 million VND/ha.
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| Traders buy young acacia in Chau Binh commune, Quy Chau district. Photo: Van Truong. |
Although the exploitation cycle has not yet reached, due to lack of capital for production investment and the need to cover living expenses, many forest planting households in Quy Chau have to sell young forests; the consequences are low productivity, low prices, and decreased profits.
Mr. Lo Thuan in Chau Binh commune (Quy Chau) said that his family has just sold 2.5 hectares of nearly 4-year-old acacia trees with a yield of 65 tons/ha. With a price of 1 million VND/ton, his family only earned nearly 40 million VND/ha after deducting investment costs and care costs.
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| Many acacia areas in Quy Chau have not yet reached the exploitation cycle but have been harvested by people. Photo: Van Truong. |
Meanwhile, according to some acacia buyers, if the acacia is 6-7 years old or older, the yield will reach over 140 tons/ha, with revenue reaching about 140 million VND/ha.
The whole Chau Binh commune has over 500 hectares of acacia, annually harvesting 100 - 120 hectares of acacia, most of which are under-aged acacia. Mr. Luong Van Dai - Chairman of Chau Binh Commune People's Committee shared: The locality really hopes to have businesses and units that purchase products to sign contracts with people to plant large timber forests, increasing economic efficiency.
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| Young acacia is only 4 - 5 cm in diameter. Photo: Van Truong |
According to Mr. Le Hai Ly - Head of the Quy Chau Agriculture Department, the whole district has over 20,000 hectares of acacia forests, harvesting over 2,000 hectares of acacia annually, of which the area of young acacia accounts for more than 30%. For areas of acacia harvested not in the right exploitation cycle, profits will decrease by about 20 million VND/ha. Currently, the locality has directed communes to carry out propaganda and explanation work so that people understand the losses when selling young acacia.
In the long term, Quy Chau district continues to mobilize people to plant large timber forests to both increase economic value and contribute to developing forestry in the area in an effective and sustainable direction./.
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