A business in Can Tho does not buy rice in the cooperative's 1 million hectare project, why?

In the 2025 Winter-Spring rice crop, Tien Thuan Cooperative in Can Tho City continued to pilot the project "1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta", but by harvest time, the rice was not purchased by associated enterprises.

In the recent 2025 Winter-Spring rice crop, Tien Thuan Cooperative (Thanh An commune, Vinh Thanh district, Can Tho city) continued to pilot the project "1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta (referred to as the 1 million hectares of high-quality rice project)" implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment).

Many domestic and foreign units visited, learned, and exchanged experiences in rice cultivation under the project of 1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta at Tien Thuan cooperative. Photo: HX

However, when harvesting rice, instead of selling to the enterprise (Hoang Minh Nhat Joint Stock Company) associated with the project, Tien Thuan cooperative had to sell to outside traders.

Mr. Nguyen Cao Khai - Director of Tien Thuan Cooperative said: "At the time of rice harvest, I called the staff in charge of the raw material area of ​​the enterprise to agree on the time and purchasing plan but received no response. I was afraid that the rice would ripen too late, so I had to sell the rice to outside traders."

According to Mr. Khai, in the 2025 Winter-Spring rice crop, the cooperative will grow 50 hectares of OM 5451 rice according to the project, with a yield of 8.6-9 tons/ha and a selling price of 5,700 VND/kg (equivalent to the outside market price).

Responding to the reason for not buying rice from the cooperative, Mr. Nguyen Van Nhut - General Director of Hoang Minh Nhat Joint Stock Company said that the reason for not buying rice from Tien Thuan cooperative in the Winter-Spring crop was because the staff in charge of the company's raw material area had internal "discord".

According to Mr. Nhut, the reason why the company did not buy rice for Tien Thuan cooperative in the Winter-Spring crop was due to a number of other reasons, including the lack of close coordination and support between the enterprise and the cooperative.

Tien Thuan Cooperative is the first unit in Can Tho City to pilot the Project of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice, low emissions associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta at Tien Thuan Cooperative. Photo: HX

According to the reporter's investigation, previously, in the Summer-Autumn and Autumn-Winter rice crops of 2024, due to many reasons from both sides, rice grown according to the pilot model of the Tien Thuan cooperative project was still not completely purchased by Hoang Minh Nhat Joint Stock Company.

In the 2025 Summer-Autumn crop, Tien Thuan Cooperative will still follow the production process of the 1 million hectare rice project. However, it will only produce rice seeds, not commercial rice to sell to businesses for rice export.

Tien Thuan Cooperative is the first unit in Can Tho City to pilot the 1 million hectare high-quality rice project and Hoang Minh Nhat Joint Stock Company was selected by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho City (now the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Can Tho City) to cooperate in the project as a rice buyer.

This is also a place often chosen to organize seminars, introduce models for domestic and foreign agricultural sectors to visit, learn and exchange experiences.

Source: https://danviet.vn/mot-doanh-nghiep-tai-can-tho-khong-mua-lua-trong-de-an-1-trieu-ha-cua-hop-tac-xa-vi-sao-20250324083917121.htm