A farmer in Nghe An rice district spent 300 million to buy a straw rolling machine, earning a lot of money every day.

Xuan Hoang• September 8, 2020 09:35

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, some Nghe An farmers have invested hundreds of millions of dong to buy straw-rolling machines to collect straw, earning millions of dong on peak days. Mr. Le Van Sy in Lien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district, Nghe An) is such a person.

Mr. Le Van Sy invested 300 million VND in straw wrapping and bundling machine to collect straw in the fields. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Le Van Sy said: Straw is a waste after harvesting rice, but for businesses and cattle farms, it is necessary, because they buy it as a source of food reserves during the winter when roughage is scarce. Understanding that, I invested 300 million VND to buy a multi-purpose straw collector, and at the same time hired workers to collect straw in the fields.

Mr. Le Van Sy said that a bundle of straw like this is sold to cattle breeding companies for 15,000 - 20,000 VND. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The straw is collected and brought to the fields to dry in the sun. After being dried, the straw is rolled into round bundles, tight as logs, each bundle weighs nearly 20 kg, and transported by tractor to a gathering place, waiting for a car to come and transport it.

"The requirement is that the straw must be dry, bright and not rotten, so I have to take advantage of sunny weather to collect it, if it rains it is impossible. At this time, I can collect 150 - 200 bundles of straw every day, after 4 - 5 days of collecting, I call a truck to transport it, sell it to cattle breeding companies for 15,000 VND/bundle, minus the cost of hiring workers, engine oil... I can make a profit of millions/day" - Mr. Le Van Sy said.

Every time the rice harvest season comes, businesses and large livestock companies inside and outside the province come to buy straw to use as reserve feed for buffaloes and cows, so straw consumption is large. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Currently, there are many farmers in Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Do Luong, Dien Chau... collecting straw to sell to businesses and cattle breeding companies, bringing in a source of income.incomesignificant, but the number of people investing in buying straw rolling machines like Mr. Le Van Sy is not much. Mostly people collect, dry, and pile them onto trucks, so it is cumbersome, inconvenient in transportation, and not very effective.

Xuan Hoang