Tien Giang, Vietnam: Farmers suffers from planting soursop that is used to be displayed during Lunar New Year

Published 2022년 1월 7일

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The article highlights the significant decline in soursop cultivation in Tan Phu Dong district, with the cultivation area reduced by more than 90% from 1,500 hectares to around 100 hectares. This reduction in soursop production is attributed to late cultivation, die-off of trees due to high salt levels, and shifting farmlands to lemongrass cultivation. The high cost of fertilizers and the unpredictable prices of soursop, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have further discouraged farmers from continuing soursop cultivation. Consequently, the price of soursop during the Tet season has surged to 14,000 - 15,000 VND/kg, with expectations of increasing to 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg after the Tet holiday.

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At its peak, Tan Phu Dong district had 1,500 ha of soursop. But now there are only about 100 hectares left. Usually in previous years, at this time, soursop farmers in Tan Phu Dong are busy taking care of fruits for the Tet crop. However, now this "capital" is quite quiet... Mr. Pham Trieu Hai, a soursop farmer in Tan Phu commune, said that this year, soursop production in the Tet crop in Tan Phu Dong district is very small. From where there are more than 400 soursop roots, now Mr. Hai has just over 100 roots. He calculated that this Tet season only harvested about 300kg of soursop. According to Mr. Hai, this year the soursop "goes to cotton" late, so it's also late to make the fruit. However, the main thing is that after the dramatic fall in prices, the salty trees died, so farmers cut down most of the soursop growing area. According to Mr. Khac Thua, a local trader purchasing soursop, this year's Tet soursop crop in Tan Phu Dong, farmers are almost empty-handed. "The output is ...

Source: Danviet