With plummeting prices, vegetables have turned into... trash.

(Baonghean.vn) – Many types of vegetables have seen a sharp drop in price after Tet, forcing farmers in Quynh Luu to uproot kohlrabi and cabbage because the selling price doesn't even cover the harvesting costs.

Farmers in Quynh Luu uproot kohlrabi and throw it on the bank. Photo: Le Nhung.

Quynh Bang is a commune in Quynh Luu district with a large area dedicated to vegetable production, exceeding 200 hectares. Currently, vegetable prices have dropped too low, making it difficult for farmers to sell their produce. Due to the sluggish market, fields of lush green Chinese cabbage are being left unharvested, withered away because the selling price after harvest is insufficient to cover labor costs.

On a plot of white cabbage spanning over one sao (approximately 1000 square meters), which in previous seasons would have yielded a profit of around 5 million dong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu in Dong Van hamlet, Quynh Bang commune, has had to uproot it to plant a new crop. Meanwhile, other villagers are also harvesting cauliflower and kohlrabi to discard them and continue rotating the land for another crop.

Many vegetable fields are left unharvested by farmers, most of the vegetables having withered and become old. Photo: Le Nhung.

Other vegetables are also dirt cheap: Lettuce 2,000 VND/kg, tomatoes 3,000 VND/kg, cabbage 1,500 VND/kg… Mr. Ho Dien An – a vegetable farmer in Quynh Minh commune – said: "In previous years, Tet (Lunar New Year) was when vegetable prices went up because of the strong increase in demand, so my family planted more than 1 sao (approximately 1000 square meters) of cauliflower with 2,500 plants, expecting to earn nearly ten million VND. But this year, the price of cauliflower at the farm is only 1,000 VND/plant. My family tried to wait until after Tet to harvest and sell hoping the price would increase, but unexpectedly it remained the same..."

Mr. Ho Dien An sadly shared that since last year, vegetable prices have been extremely low, while all input costs have increased, causing great difficulties for vegetable growers.

Some households continue to rotate production in the hope of recovering their capital. Photo: Le Nhung.

With over 700 hectares dedicated to vegetable cultivation, the Bai Ngang area of ​​Quynh Luu district generates hundreds of billions of dong in revenue annually from its vegetable products. In recent years, to enhance the value and create a brand for clean vegetables, Quynh Luu district has developed VietGAP and safe vegetable production areas.

However, a problem arises when farmers participate in the production chain: the involvement of relevant departments, agencies, and businesses is crucial to support market access, allowing farmers to confidently continue farming.

Le Nhung