Supplies are ready for the winter-spring production season.

(Baonghean) - Businesses and cooperatives trading in agricultural supplies in the province are preparing fertilizers, pesticides, rice seeds, etc., to supply for the 2015-2016 Winter-Spring crop production.

The units are concentrating enough fertilizer to supply the local areas.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong, Head of the Agriculture Department of Yen Thanh District, said: This spring, Yen Thanh planted over 13,500 hectares of rice and over 1,000 hectares of various vegetable crops. Over 60% of the crops are hybrid varieties, while the rest are high-quality purebred varieties such as BT09, NA6, and fragrant Kinh Bac... The district's agricultural supplies company provided 800/1,500 tons of various fertilizers to the communes; the Yen Thanh Seed Station also ensured over 100 tons of various rice seeds, supplied over 60 tons of plastic sheeting for seedling covering, and provided sufficient quantities of pesticides.

This spring, in Do Luong district, the demand for supplies to meet spring crop production needs approximately 200 tons of rice seeds and nearly 5,000 tons of various NPK fertilizers to serve the production of over 7,000 hectares of rice, 1,100 hectares of peanuts, and 1,400 hectares of corn.

The district is directing the Farmers' Association and agricultural service cooperatives to cooperate with businesses and suppliers to ensure sufficient supply of seeds and fertilizers of various types and qualities to farmers according to the district's structure. The district's agricultural supplies station has stockpiled over 1,000 tons of fertilizer to supply to the communes. The plant seed station has prepared 40 tons of various rice seeds, over 20 tons of plastic sheeting for seedling covering, etc.

Nghe An Agricultural Materials Joint Stock Company is preparing sufficient quantities of seeds to supply the market.

In Tan Ky district, this spring crop saw the planting of over 4,000 hectares of rice, 2,000 hectares of corn, 1,100 hectares of vegetables, and 7,000 hectares of sugarcane. The demand for fertilizer is nearly 15,000 tons, and 250 tons of rice and corn seeds.

To date, fertilizer suppliers in the area have supplied over 1,500 tons of fertilizer and 50 tons of corn and rice seeds. Song Con Sugar Company alone has secured 35,000 tons of sugarcane seedlings for farmers to plant. The factory has prepared 8,390 tons of fertilizer for early-season loans, with payment due at the end of the season.

In Thanh Chuong district, the district's agricultural supplies company has currently delivered over 1,500 tons of fertilizer/2,000 tons of kH; the district's seed station has supplied 50 tons/220 tons of rice, corn, and peanut seeds.

Currently, Nghe An Agricultural Materials Joint Stock Corporation is both producing and transporting fertilizers and rice seeds to localities. The company has supplied over 17,000 tons out of 30,000 tons of fertilizer to localities, with prices remaining stable compared to previous years. Regarding policies, the company supplies fertilizer directly to the farms and allows payment on credit until the end of the season (June 30th) without interest.

Packaged at the North Central Fertilizer Factory.

This year's winter-spring crop season saw the province planting over 85,000 hectares of rice, 20,000 hectares of corn, and 15,000 hectares of peanuts. The demand for various types of fertilizers is nearly 100,000 tons, and for rice seeds nearly 800 tons.

Surveys conducted at agricultural cooperatives and agricultural supply businesses indicate that the supply of fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides for this production season is relatively abundant, and prices remain stable compared to previous seasons.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requests that localities restructure rice varieties for the Spring 2016 crop by gradually increasing the area of ​​purebred and high-quality rice varieties. For corn varieties, each locality should select no more than 3 hybrid corn varieties and 2 glutinous corn varieties. Only varieties included in the list of varieties structured according to the Spring 2016 production organization plan of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development should be used.

In addition, localities should coordinate well with the Department of Industry and Trade to strengthen the management of the quality of inorganic fertilizers, seeds, and plant protection products, and strictly handle cases of supplying counterfeit or substandard products.

Van Truong