This year, Doi Cao village planted nearly 30 hectares of sweet potatoes, including households renting additional fields to expand the area of sweet potato cultivation. As one of the households with many years of experience in growing sweet potatoes, Mr. Tuan said that sweet potatoes are easy to care for and have few pests and diseases. From planting to harvesting takes more than 4 months. The care process only requires enough fertilizer and one hilling, then you can wait until the tubers are harvested.
The sweet potato variety "white inside, yellow outside" is suitable for the soil and climate here, creating the characteristics of "Thanh An potatoes". With a yield of 12 - 14 tons/ha and a selling price of 10,000 - 12,000 VND/kg, there are peak times when the price of potatoes reaches 15,000 VND/kg. Each hectare of sweet potatoes brings in an income of over 100 million VND, with economic efficiency 2 - 3 times higher than other crops.
Mr. Lo Van Chinh, Chairman of Thanh An Commune People's Committee (Dien Bien District) said: Up to now, the commune has planned more than 52 hectares of sweet potato cultivation. Although not yet recognized as a key crop, sweet potato is currently considered a strong crop of Thanh An commune besides livestock and rice cultivation.
Durian price nearly reaches 200,000 VND/kg
On November 8, durian prices in Tien Giang province continued to increase compared to previous days. In Cai Lay area, many agricultural warehouses purchased Monthong (Thai) durian type A at prices ranging from 190,000 - 195,000 VND/kg (2.7 boxes, from 1.9 - 5.2 kg), type B at 170,000 - 175,000 VND/kg (2.5 boxes, from 1.7 - 5.6 kg). Ri 6 durian type A was priced at 130,000 - 140,000 VND/kg (2.7 boxes, from 1.9 - 5 kg), type B was priced at around 115,000 VND/kg (2.5 boxes, from 1.7 - 5.5 kg). According to records, in recent days, Thai durian prices have increased the most.
Mr. Luong Van Han, Director of Phu Quy Agricultural Cooperative (Phu Quy Commune, Cai Lay Town) said that cooperative members and gardeners in the commune are entering the beginning of the durian harvest season. Currently, traders are purchasing beautiful Ri 6 durian at the garden at a price of 135,000 - 140,000 VND/kg, and Thai durian at over 160,000 VND/kg.
“This year, out of 10 durian gardens that treated off-season flowering, only about 3 gardens passed. This year, durian growers had a bad harvest due to the failure to treat off-season flowering. The price of durian keeps increasing every day, but the harvest is not much,” added Mr. Luong Van Han.
In Cai Be district, following the general trend, durian prices have continued to increase in recent days. Vice Chairman of Cai Be District People's Committee Phan Thanh Son said that the entire district has over 9,000 hectares of durian, of which the area currently bearing fruit accounts for about 55% - 60%.
Currently, the price of Ri 6 durian in the area is about 137,000 VND/kg, Thai durian is about 165,000 VND/kg. Durian is in high demand because this year's gardeners have had a bad harvest. Many durian gardens have lost flowers and fruits due to the weather. Due to low supply, the price of durian is likely to continue to increase.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tien Giang province, by the end of 2023, the province's durian area will be about 21,790 hectares. Of which, the area for products will be about 14,915 hectares.
Since the protocol on official durian exports to the Chinese market took effect from July 11, 2022, the price of this fruit in the province has remained high, helping farmers earn high profits.
The price of oranges in Ho Chi Minh City has dropped dramatically, to only 4,000 - 5,000 VND/kg.
At noon on November 7, on Pham Hung Street (Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), a vendor displayed dozens of bags of oranges on the sidewalk, using loudspeakers to invite customers to buy oranges for 50,000 VND/10kg bag. "Oranges in the West are in season, so they are ripe and sweet. Buy them to drink to increase vitamin C to help cool down from the heat, very good for your health" - the vendor invited customers.
Explaining that the price of the oranges is very cheap, only 5,000 VND/kg, the seller said that many gardeners in the West are harvesting oranges, and the yield is very high. While this product cannot be exported, the price has dropped sharply, to only about 2,000 VND/kg. "I buy in bulk, then divide them into 10kg bags for customers to buy conveniently" - the orange seller said. However, according to observations, the oranges in pre-packed bags often have small fruits, many have very thick skin or are overripe...
On Hung Phu Street (District 8), oranges are also available in 10kg bags, priced at only 4,000 VND/kg. "Although the price is low, thanks to selling in large quantities, it is still consumed quite a lot. Customers buy mainly in the late afternoon" - said an orange seller.
For just a few tens of thousands of dong, people can buy a few kilos of oranges to squeeze juice for the whole family to drink. Although oranges are very cheap, at many shops, the price of a glass of orange juice has not decreased. Specifically, a glass of orange juice at a take-away sidewalk shop costs about 20,000 dong/glass; while at coffee shops, restaurants... orange juice costs 50,000 - 80,000 dong/glass...
A representative of Binh Dien agricultural wholesale market said that the amount of oranges arriving at the market each night is about 86 tons, the price of grade 1 is still at 13,000 VND/kg, grade 2 is at 10,000 VND/kg. This price is still quite high compared to 2 years ago when the price of oranges dropped to only about 8,000 VND/kg.
“The oranges sold at wholesale markets are uniform in variety and quality, while the cheap, bulk goods are mostly junk, “you get what you pay for” – said Ms. Binh, a fruit trader at Binh Dien market.
Gasoline prices increase again, RON 95 close to 21,000 VND/liter
On the afternoon of November 7, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced changes to retail gasoline prices. The price changes will take effect from 3:00 p.m. the same day.
The regulatory agency decided to increase the price of E5 RON 92 gasoline by VND340/liter and RON 95 gasoline by VND350/liter. After adjustment, the maximum retail price of E5 RON 92 gasoline is VND19,740/liter and RON 95 gasoline is VND20,850/liter.
In the same direction, diesel oil price increased by 770 VND/liter to 18,910 VND/liter; kerosene increased by 460 VND/liter, to 19,290 VND/liter. Meanwhile, fuel oil decreased by 70 VND/kg, to 16,390 VND/kg. In this management period, the joint ministries still maintained not to draw or spend from the price stabilization fund.
Thus, domestic gasoline prices have increased again after 3 consecutive sessions of decline. Currently, this fuel price is still at its lowest level in more than 3 years, equivalent to June 2021. Since the beginning of the year, gasoline has increased 21 times and decreased 23 times. Diesel has increased 20 times and decreased 23 times.
In this management period, the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Ministry of Finance did not set aside or use the Petroleum Price Stabilization Fund for E5RON92 gasoline, RON95 gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene, and mazut oil.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the average price of finished petroleum products in the world between the price management period on October 31, 2024 and the management period on November 7, 2024 is: 79,970 USD/barrel of RON92 gasoline used to blend E5RON92 gasoline (up 2,064 USD/barrel, equivalent to an increase of 2.65%); 85,500 USD/barrel of RON95 gasoline (up 1,852 USD/barrel, equivalent to an increase of 2.21%); 90,910 USD/barrel of kerosene (up 2,664 USD/barrel, equivalent to an increase of 3.02%); 90,693 USD/barrel of 0.05S diesel oil (up 4,419 USD/barrel, equivalent to an increase of 5.12%); 464,355 USD/ton of 180CST 3.5S fuel oil (down 2,357 USD/ton, equivalent to a decrease of 0.51%).
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