Commune growing sugarcane for soft drink pressing in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) -The sugarcane variety with purple-yellow stems, lots of water, sweet aroma is widely propagated by people of Giang Son Dong commune, Do Luong district to serve sugarcane juice pressing in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa.

Mr. Duong Duc Quy in Thi Tu hamlet grows the most sugarcane for soft drink pressing in Giang Son Dong commune. With 18 sao of sugarcane, this year he earned about 180 million VND. Photo by Nguyen Nguyen

Currently, traders from many regions come to Giang Son Dong commune (Do Luong) to buy purple-yellow sugarcane, also known as F34 sugarcane, to serve the need of squeezing soft drinks.

According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Tuan - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, the average yield of each sao of sugarcane grown on high-yield rice land is 4 tons/sao, with a price of 250,000 VND/quintal, sugarcane growers in the commune earn 10 million VND/sao, many times higher than other crops.

Mr. Duong Duc Quy in Thi Tu hamlet is one of the households that grows the most sugarcane in Giang Son Dong commune. This year, his family's 18 sao of sugarcane brought in a revenue of about 180 million VND.

Mr. Quy excitedly shared: “At first, my family only planted a few acres, but every year, traders came to place orders but could not sell, so we increased the area. Many other households also increased their area, but so far, the output is still stable, which is a good thing.”

According to Mr. Quy, the average yield per sao of sugarcane can be increased to 5 - 6 tons when investing in more fertilizer and care, but in the case of having to use a support system, because if the sugarcane is too good, it will easily fall, then the yield and quality will decrease and customers are often "picky" about buying fallen sugarcane.

Up to now, the commune has over 40 hectares of sugarcane supplying the market with sugarcane for juice pressing. Most of this sugarcane area has been converted from ineffective rice fields and colored soil. The F34 sugarcane variety has been preserved by local people for a long time in their home gardens and has been widely grown over the past 5 years.

Mr. Ngoc Kim Nam - Chairman of Do Luong District People's Committee (middle) surveyed the sugarcane growing area for soft drink pressing in Giang Son Dong. Photo by Nguyen Nguyen

Sugarcane can adapt to dry soil conditions and is not affected by rain causing localized flooding in the commune's inner fields. Therefore, this is considered a strong crop that brings peace of mind to the people of Giang Son Dong commune.

In Giang Son Dong commune, 10 out of 19 hamlets grow sugarcane to supply the market for soft drinks. The main harvest season of F34 sugarcane starts from March to August every year, this is the hot season, the demand for sugarcane juice in Nghe An and neighboring provinces increases.

The special thing about this sugarcane is that it has a straight stem and when pressed, it produces a lot of juice with a beautiful yellow color and sweet aroma. Therefore, this type of sugarcane has become a "specialty" that many traders seek to buy.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Tuan - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee shared: "Many households want to increase the sugarcane area, but the commune surveyed and found that there was no more land fund. If possible, it could only be increased by 10 hectares. The important issue is not to affect the area of ​​other crops. On that basis, the commune recommends that people invest in intensive farming, increase sugarcane productivity on the existing area, at the same time consolidate the activities of the molasses village and form inter-family groups or cooperative models to stabilize the output of products in the long term."

Video of people affirming the value of F34 sugarcane

Mr. Tuan added that earlier this year, Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Luong district, Ngoc Kim Nam, surveyed the actual cultivation of F34 sugarcane, encouraging households to increase productivity by investing in fertilizers, care and building concrete pile systems to support and brace sugarcane. During that process, if households have difficulty in capital, the district will study policies to support interest rates to increase productivity and value of sugarcane in the commune. That is a good sign for households growing raw sugarcane for the sugarcane juice pressing business in Giang Son Dong.

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