Vietnam: An Khe Sugar Factory supports crop conversion

Sugarcane acreage continues to increase In the 2023-2024 crop year, the average sugarcane yield in the Dong Gia Lai raw material area of An Khe Sugar Factory (a unit under Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company) is 90 - 100 tons/ha. Meanwhile, the sugarcane purchase price of the factory is the highest ever, ranging from 1,100 - 1,200 VND/kg, sugarcane growers have a profit of 30 - 40 million VND/ha. Sugarcane growers in the Dong Gia Lai area including Kbang, Kong Chro, Dak Po districts and An Khe town are extremely excited because their pockets are full of money. According to Mr. Nguyen Hoang Phuoc, Deputy Director of An Khe Sugar Factory, in 2024, despite unfavorable weather and prolonged high temperatures, the average sugarcane yield will reach over 73 tons/ha; the estimated output will reach over 2.3 million tons. On October 23, 2024, An Khe Sugar Factory started plowing the land to grow sugarcane on an expanded area, which was previously used to grow other ineffective crops, but ...