Vietnam: Unfavorable weather causes vegetable output to decrease - prices also decrease

Continuous rainy and windy weather makes vegetable cultivation difficult for farmers in areas specializing in vegetable cultivation. These days, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy (Lang Cat village, Tan Hai commune, Phu My town) takes advantage of harvesting leafy vegetables and herbs to feed traders. However, according to Ms. Thuy, at this time, there is a lot of rain so the leaves of the vegetables are burned and damaged, the output has decreased, and the price has also decreased. "If in the dry season, one bed of vegetables harvested an average of about 50kg, now one bed only harvests about 15kg, and some beds even lose it all. The rainy season is difficult enough to grow vegetables. This year the rain is more erratic, so it is even more difficult for us vegetable growers. "If it rains a lot, no matter how much time you spray, it will all wash away. The vegetables will be bruised so they will grow slowly, and the price will be cheap," Ms. Thuy complained. Ms. Pham Thi Da (Tan Hung commune, Ba ...