Gardeners are excited because the price of dried coconut has doubled in Tra Vinh, Vietnam

Classification of desiccated coconut. (Artwork: Cong Tri/VNA), After more than a month, the price of desiccated coconut in Tra Vinh province dropped deeply to 15,000-20,000 VND/dozen (12 fruits), currently, the price of dried coconuts is purchased by gardeners from 35,000-40,000 VND/dozen depending on the quality. ., Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam, in Tan An commune, Cang Long district, has 1 hectare of coconut gardens for an average harvest of about 1,000 fruits/month., According to him, although the price of dried coconut has increased, but with the price of 35,000-40,000 VND/dozen, the income of growers is only about 20 million VND/month, low income compared to many other crops. Mr. Nam added, because coconut prices have been continuously falling for more than 3 months, most coconut growers do not invest money and labor to build up roots, fertilize and care for coconut trees. His family and many local coconut growers switched to selling fresh coconuts to serve the needs of consumers at a ...