Taking care of rubber garden to welcome new crop

The increase in prices of many agricultural products such as pepper, coffee, and cashew nuts is beneficial for farmers. Rubber latex is also among the "high-priced" commodities, so growers are willing to invest. Mr. Nguyen Son in Lac Hoa quarter, Lac Tanh town, who has about 4 hectares, said: A few years ago, the price of rubber latex was low, and the income was not enough to cover expenses, so most rubber growers only fertilized sparingly to keep the trees strong. Last year, the price of rubber was high from the beginning of the season, so many people took better care of their gardens... At this time, rubber trees are changing their young leaves and blooming, so they are very susceptible to leaf fungus. If they do not spray pesticides to protect the trees, when they get sick, they will be exhausted, so many gardeners are focusing on spraying pesticides and waiting for rain to fertilize the trees to harvest latex.

According to Mr. Nguyen Binh in Gia Huynh commune, Tanh Linh - a person who has been involved with rubber trees for nearly 30 years, at the market price of 28 - 30 million VND/ton, rubber growers will make a profit, but if the price is the same as in October 2024, it will increase to 41 - 45 million VND/ton, rubber growers will make a big profit. According to some experts, this year the world economic situation is fluctuating, the production industries related to rubber latex are lacking in supply because some countries in the region have cut down rubber trees to invest in planting durian and other trees, so there are many export orders. Therefore, the price of rubber latex will also fluctuate unpredictably. In Tanh Linh, Duc Linh, rubber growers after many crops "lost their business" due to misjudging the market, sometimes "lost their business" when the price of latex increased. Currently, when the price of latex has increased for 2 consecutive years, few people leave their gardens without taking care of them. The experience of rubber growers today is to just take care of the garden, when the latex price is low, then invest moderately, because the price of fertilizer is high, many people switch to using manure, reducing costs and also stabilizing soil quality. As for this year, at this time, many people do not hesitate to invest in rubber gardens. Some households with a few sao take care of a few sao, while others with 5-10 hectares also spend hundreds of millions of dong spraying chemicals and fertilizing to stimulate the trees to have a large amount of latex and good quality.

Although it is the season of stopping tapping latex to let the trees change leaves, many rubber gardens are quite busy when people use machines to spray pesticides on the trees. In Tanh Linh, Duc Linh and part of Ham Thuan Bac district, rubber is the main crop, so many people always follow the developments of the domestic and international rubber latex consumption market. Rubber requires less care than some other crops, however, if rubber trees are not properly cared for and invested in, the latex will not be of good quality or quantity when harvested.

The whole province has about 45,000 hectares of rubber, of which Duc Linh and Tanh Linh account for more than 2/3 of the area, of which Tanh Linh has nearly 22,000 hectares. Rubber is the main source of income for many households, so many people expect that in 2025, the price of rubber latex will increase or be equal to that of 2024 to have a good source of profit...

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/cham-soc-vuon-cao-su-don-vu-moi-128811.html