Rice prices increase, Long An farmers earn high profits
According to data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) of Long An province, up to now, farmers in the province have harvested nearly 80,000/240,240 hectares of rice in the 2023-2024 Winter-Spring crop, with an estimated yield of 60.8 quintals/ha and an output of 476,459 tons.
Last week, the price of fresh rice increased by VND 200/kg compared to the previous week, except for IR4625 sticky rice, which had a stable price. Specifically, IR4625 sticky rice was from VND 7,800-8,000/kg (an increase of VND 1,100-1,200/kg compared to the same period in 2023); IR50404 rice was from VND 7,100-7,400/kg (an increase of VND 900-1,100/kg compared to the same period in 2023); OM5451 rice was from VND 7,500-7,800/kg (an increase of VND 900-1,300/kg compared to the same period in 2023); Dai Thom 8 rice was from VND 7,600-7,800/kg (an increase of VND 900-1,000/kg compared to the same period in 2023).
Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Hung district - Tran Van Bang said that up to now, farmers in the district have harvested more than 15,000/28,300 hectares of rice in the 2023-2024 Winter-Spring crop, concentrated in the communes of Khanh Hung, Hung Dien A, Thai Tri Vinh Tri and Thai Binh Trung. The harvested area with an estimated yield of 7.2 tons/ha, the selling price of rice ranges from 7,500 - 8,400 VND/kg depending on the variety. Compared to the 2022-2023 Winter-Spring crop, the price of rice has increased by about 1,000 VND/kg.
Although rice prices have decreased significantly compared to before the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin in 2024, rice prices are currently high and farmers still reap high profits from harvesting rice.
Mr. Nguyen Cong Dang (Vinh Tri commune, Vinh Hung district) has just harvested 6 hectares of Dai Thom 8 rice variety, saying that in recent crops, due to low rice prices and increased prices of agricultural materials, production profits were not high. However, in the 2023 - 2024 Winter-Spring crop, things have improved again when rice prices have increased and productivity is quite high. Specifically, his family's 6 hectares of rice yielded more than 7 tons/ha, with a selling price of 8,000 VND/kg, after deducting costs, earning a profit of nearly 30 million VND/ha.
Not only farmers in Vinh Hung district, thousands of hectares of winter-spring rice in Tan Hung district have been harvested, with stable prices and high profits, farmers are very excited. Mr. Nguyen Van Vu (Vinh Dai commune, Tan Hung district) has just harvested 4 hectares of OM 18 rice, with a yield of nearly 8 tons/ha, a selling price of 7,700 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, a profit of more than 140 million VND.
According to data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Hung district, up to now, farmers in the district have harvested more than 14,000/46,325 hectares of Winter-Spring rice 2023 - 2024, with a yield of 6 - 8 tons/ha (fresh rice), selling prices ranging from 7,000 - 8,300 VND/kg depending on the variety, with profits from 25 - 28 million VND/ha.
Proactively prevent pests and diseases
Currently, in the 2023 - 2024 Winter-Spring rice crop, 1,665 hectares are infected with whitefly, down 580 hectares compared to last week, concentrated on rice at the tillering and heading stages in Tan Hung, Vinh Hung districts and Kien Tuong town. Brown planthopper, the infected area is 1,450 hectares, down 561 hectares compared to last week, concentrated on rice at the heading stage in Tan Hung, Vinh Hung, Thanh Hoa, Thu Thua, Duc Hoa districts and Kien Tuong town.
In addition, there are other harmful organisms such as early ripening yellow leaf disease (374ha), small leaf roller (285ha), leaf blast disease (170ha), rats (148ha), neck blast disease (108ha), rice stem borer (100ha), ... appearing on rice fields at the tillering, heading, and ripening stages, mainly concentrated in most districts, Kien Tuong town and Tan An city.
It is forecasted that brown planthoppers will appear sporadically, and leaf blast and mice will decrease in infected area on winter-spring rice at the tillering stage. Leaf blight, armyworms, brown planthoppers, whitefly, rice blast, etc. will increase in infected area on winter-spring rice at the heading and ripening stages.
To ensure a successful crop, based on recommendations from experts, farmers need to be more proactive in caring for and protecting their fields by regularly visiting them to promptly detect pests and diseases and take effective preventive measures.
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