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Crop failure, falling prices, cassava growers in Gia Lai suffer heavy losses

Published Dec 5, 2024

Tridge summary

Cassava growers in the Gia Lai province of Vietnam are facing challenges due to low prices and reduced productivity. The price of fresh cassava has significantly dropped this year, leading to financial losses for many farmers. Unusual weather conditions have also caused diseases to affect the cassava plants, further reducing yields. As a result, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Phu Thien district has reported that the price of cassava is over 1,000 VND/kg lower than last year, and productivity has decreased by 5-7 tons/ha due to hot weather. Despite these challenges, cassava starch processing factories in the province are purchasing fresh cassava from farmers to help them overcome financial difficulties.
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Low price, low productivity The border commune of Ia Lau (Chu Prong district, Gia Lai province) currently has about 400 hectares of cassava. Since October, cassava growers here have started harvesting off-season cassava (cassava planted for 2 years). Mr. Le Thanh Cong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ia Lau commune, said that there are 5 cassava purchasing facilities in the commune, which is very convenient for people to consume products after harvest. However, because the price of fresh cassava is currently too low, many households do not harvest for fear of losses. The family of Mr. Trieu Chan Nan (Pac Po village, Ia Lau commune, Chu Prong district) rents 5 hectares of land to grow cassava at a price of 12-15 million VND/ha. At this time last year, fresh cassava was purchased by traders at 3,200 - 3,400 VND/kg depending on the starch content. This year, the price of fresh cassava is only 1,700 - 2,000 VND/kg. From the beginning of October 2024 until now, his family has ...
Source: Agriculture
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