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Binh Phuoc: Even though the farmers of Vietnam have lost their crops, they are still faithful to the seeds

Raw Cashew Nut
Vietnam
Published Apr 7, 2022

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At the beginning of this year's cashew crop, the purchase price of fresh cashews is about 28,000 VND/kg. From mid-March, the price of fresh cashews dropped to 25,000-27,000 VND/kg. But up to now, the price of fresh cashews is only 20,000-21,000 VND/kg. The decrease in cashew prices makes cashew growers more worried when they are in the harvest season. The rainy season in 2021 ends late. Compared to the previous cases, this year's case came one month later than the regular one. By the end of March and the beginning of April, some cashew orchards in Binh Phuoc were still in the fruiting stage.

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Over the past week, many rains have appeared, continuing to affect the yield of cashew orchards. Cashew growers are facing crop failure. In previous years, Mr. Hoang Van Tung's 1.2 hectare cashew garden in Thong Nhat commune (Bu Dang district) when in season, had 3-4 workers every day to harvest. This year, he goes to pick it up once every 3 days. And he picked up all day only about 50 kg of seeds. Mr. Tung estimates that this crop yields about 1 ton, only a quarter of the output compared to every year. Although sad because the harvest failed, Mr. Tung still put his faith in the cashew tree and encouraged his family to hope for the next crop year. "Anyway, cashew is still the main crop of the province. If you don't grow cashews, you don't know how to grow other trees," said Mr. Tung. Many years ago, the problem of planting - chopping caused headaches for functional industries as well as farmers. Every time the crop loses its value, many farmers look for other crops to convert. ...
Source: Danviet
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