In Vi Thuy and Chau Thanh A districts of Hau Giang province, many rice fields were golden and ripe, waiting to be harvested. However, after just a few thunderstorms, the rice fell down.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tung in Vi Binh commune, Vi Thuy district pointed to his rice field, which is about a week away from harvest, and sadly said: "My field is 3 hectares, and the rice is good, but today it rained so hard, and there was a thunderstorm, the rice fell down, affecting the yield by several dozen percent."
In the past two winter-spring and summer-autumn rice crops, Hau Giang farmers had high incomes due to good harvests and prices. This autumn-winter rice crop, through harvesting the first rice crops in the province, also had high yields, reaching 650-750 kg/cong, with some households achieving more than 800 kg/cong (one cong of 1,300 m2). People here are even more excited when the price of fresh rice purchased by traders in the field fluctuated from 7,600 - 7,900 VND/kg, an increase of about 500 VND/kg compared to the same period last year.
With the current productivity and selling price, after deducting costs, farmers earn a profit of 25-30 million VND/ha. However, for households whose rice fields are flooded or fallen, their income has decreased significantly due to reduced rice productivity, while the cost of pumping and harvesting has increased. In addition, traders use the excuse that the rice grains are wet and of poor quality to lower their purchase prices.
Mr. Le Van Hung in Vi Binh commune, Vi Thuy district, just finished harvesting 3.5 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice and said: "The rice is also delicious, quite good, estimated at 800 - 850 kg/cong, but if the rain and wind cause the rice to fall, now it costs about 100 - 150 kg per cong. The price of the cutting machine is 340,000 VND, but if the rice falls too much, it will cost 40,000 VND more, so it is 380,000 VND."
This year's Autumn-Winter rice crop, Hau Giang province plans to sow 24,500 hectares. However, since the beginning of the year, rice prices have always been purchased at high levels by traders, making farmers in the province excited. So far, more than 27,700 hectares have been sown, an increase of more than 3,200 hectares compared to the plan.
Mr. Phan Van Binh, Head of the Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station of Vi Thuy District, Hau Giang Province, said that this year, farmers in the district have planted more than 12,000 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice. Currently, farmers are entering the peak harvest of the rice crop. In the face of the situation of thunderstorms causing rice to fall and be flooded, the district authorities are checking and counting the affected areas, and at the same time implementing measures to prevent flooding and speed up the rice harvest to reduce damage to farmers.
“If the Autumn-Winter rice falls over, its yield will be greatly reduced. We have advised the Flood and Storm Prevention Command of the district as well as the commune to direct the pumping station teams to continue pumping water to dry the fields. If the fields dry out, there will be no water in the fields, so the rice will not be submerged, so the yield will decrease, but not significantly,” said Mr. Phan Van Binh.
With the forecast that in the coming time, the water level on rivers, canals and streams in the province will rise due to heavy rain and high tides, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hau Giang province has also requested the agricultural sector of localities in the province to strengthen the review and well implement the maintenance and upgrading of dyke systems and dams to ensure timely drainage for fields with autumn-winter rice cultivation, as well as orchards, vegetables, aquatic products, etc.
Source: https://vov.vn/kinh-te/lua-thu-dong-do-nga-do-mua-dong-nong-dan-hau-giang-thiet-hai-du-duong-post1124903.vov
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