Pepper price turns down; Thai durian price increases by 106,000 VND/kg

Pepper price today August 16: Turning down

In the Southeast region, prices decreased by VND 1,000/kg in some localities compared to yesterday, trading around VND 138,000 - 139,000/kg, the highest purchase price in Dak Lak and Dak Nong provinces was VND 139,000/kg.

Specifically, Dak Lak pepper price was purchased at 139,000 VND/kg, a slight decrease of 1,000 VND compared to yesterday. Chu Se pepper price (Gia Lai) was purchased at 139,000 VND/kg, a decrease of 1,000 VND compared to yesterday. Dak Nong pepper price today was recorded at 139,000 VND/kg, a decrease of 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday.

Pepper price today August 16: Turning down

In the Southeast region, pepper prices today decreased by 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday. Specifically, in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, it is currently at 138,500 VND/kg, down 1,500 VND/kg compared to yesterday; in Binh Phuoc, pepper prices today are at 138,000 VND/kg, down 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday.

Update on world pepper prices from the International Pepper Association (IPC), at the end of the most recent trading session, IPC listed the price of Indonesian Lampung black pepper at 7,426 USD/ton, up 0.03%, and the price of Muntok white pepper at 8,744 USD/ton, up 0.03%.

The price of Brazilian ASTA 570 black pepper remained at 6,175 USD/ton. The price of Malaysian ASTA black pepper remained stable at 8,500 USD/ton; the price of this country's ASTA white pepper reached 10,400 USD/ton. The price of Vietnamese black pepper remained at a high level of 5,800 USD/ton for the 500 g/l type; 550 g/l at 6,200 USD/ton; the price of white pepper at 8,500 USD/ton...

Durian price today August 16: Thai durian increased by 106,000 VND/kg

Today's durian prices in the Southwest, Southeast and Central Highlands increased slightly. Specifically, in the Southeast and Southwest markets, the price of selected Thai durian increased by 1,000 VND/kg, raising the purchase price to about 103,000 - 106,000 VND/kg.

Thai durian increased by 106,000 VND/kg

The beautiful Ri6 durian variety is priced at 52,000 - 55,000 VND/kg and the Ri6 durian variety is priced at 45,000 - 45,000 VND/kg; the beautiful Thai durian is priced at 103,000 - 106,000 VND/kg; the Thai durian variety is priced at 83,000 - 86,000 VND/kg, remaining unchanged from the previous session.

In the Central Highlands provinces, the price of selected Thai durian has also increased by 1,000 VND/kg, currently being purchased from 100,000 VND/kg to 106,000 VND/kg; Thai durian in bulk is at 80,000 - 82,000 VND/kg. The price of beautiful Ri6 durian is at 50,000 - 52,000 VND/kg. Similarly, Ri6 durian bought in bulk is also the item with the lowest selling price this morning, fluctuating around 40,000 - 45,000 VND/kg.

The price of moldy bananas is high.

Banana is one of the main crops of Tan Long commune (Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province).

On average, farmers in Xi Nuc village, Tan Long commune harvest about 2-3 tons of bananas per month. At this time last year, bananas were sold in bulk for only about 3-4 thousand VND/kg, and their families did not make much profit.

The price of moldy bananas is high.

Since the beginning of June 2024, banana prices have started to increase, from 5 - 5.5 thousand VND/kg and are currently reaching over 8 thousand VND/kg. The price of selected honey bananas is around 12-15 thousand VND/kg.

Currently, with 800 banana trees in harvest, each day, they sell 8-10 bunches of bananas, pocketing around 1 million VND. A wholesaler specializing in buying bananas at Tan Long market said that on average, she buys 15-17 tons of bananas per day, the highest is up to 21-22 tons. Each day, wholesalers in Tan Long market area buy about more than 100 tons of bananas.

With the price of bananas purchased by traders ranging from 8 - 8.5 thousand VND/kg, 2.5 times higher than the same period in previous years, after deducting expenses, banana farmers have a fairly high income, up to over 150 million VND/ha.

Agricultural product prices today August 16: Straw mushroom prices are at a fairly good level

This summer-autumn crop in Vung Liem, Tam Binh, Long Ho districts, Vinh Long province, many farmers take advantage of straw to produce straw mushrooms. The price of straw mushrooms is quite high, farmers have a significant increase in income.

Agricultural product prices today August 16 : Straw mushroom prices are at a fairly good level

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vung Liem district, in the first months of the year, the price of fresh mushrooms was quite high, from 50,000-70,000 VND/kg. Farmers used stored straw to incubate mushrooms. The whole district had over 1,400 hectares of straw mushrooms, reaching over 58% of the plan, with over 400 households participating in mushroom growing.

According to farmers, the quality of summer-autumn straw is lower than that of winter-spring straw, but in return, the price is cheaper. Accordingly, the price of straw in the field is only 20,000-50,000 VND/cong. The main cost is renting a straw rolling machine in the field and transporting it to the mushroom production site.

This crop, each hectare of rice can yield 10-15 rolls of straw. If produced outdoors on a large scale, on average, each roll of straw can yield more than 1kg of straw mushrooms. Currently, the price of straw mushrooms is 60,000-70,000 VND/kg when growers sell retail to consumers.

The price of cassava leaf silkworms ranges from only 75-150 thousand VND/kg.

Called cassava leaf silkworm because they are also silkworms but they eat cassava leaves to grow and are specialized for food. Silkworm pupae and cooked silkworms are nutritious dishes, used by people as a tonic, for malnourished children and weak people.

The price of cassava leaf silkworms ranges from only 75-150 thousand VND/kg.

The price of cassava leaf silkworms ranges from only 75-150 thousand VND/kg depending on the season. However, few people expect that cassava leaf silkworm eggs can cost up to tens of millions of VND/kg. The reason why cassava leaf silkworm eggs are so expensive is because only 100g of eggs can feed 150-200kg of commercial cassava leaf silkworms. At the same time, to obtain 1kg of silkworm eggs, 200kg of parent silkworms are needed. Therefore, each kg of cassava leaf silkworm eggs is sold for 9-13 million VND. The owner of a cassava leaf silkworm egg production facility in Phu Tho said that each day their workshop collects 3kg of silkworm eggs.

Eggs are sold out to all provinces and cities at prices ranging from 9-13 million VND/kg. From 100g of silkworm eggs after hatching, raised for 15-25 days, depending on the season, 150-200kg of commercial silkworms can be harvested. The selling price of commercial silkworms is from 75-150 thousand VND/kg, which can bring in 10-15 times more profit.

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