Vietnamese farmers switched to growing pumpkin whose price was previously high, but demand is currently low due to the pandemic

Because the price of pumpkin in the previous crop was extremely high (13,000 - 14,000 VND/kg), many farmers switched to growing squash. However, the time of harvest in some localities hit a strong outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, resulting in unsold products. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tinh (Nam Hoa village, Dray Bhang commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province) looked blankly at 2 hectares of pumpkins that had come to the harvest period, yielding about 30 tons/ha, but no one bought them. Mr. Tinh said that he had grown sweet potatoes in the past, but he found pumpkins easy to grow and high in price, so he switched to growing squash for two crops. In the previous case, the output was quite good, but this case has no output. Including the land rent, he has invested all 50 million VND/ha. Now the product can't be sold, he considers it a loss. Mr. Nguyen Si Nghia (Mtá village, Ea Bhok commune, Cu Kuin district) harvested pumpkins and stored them in a warehouse. Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Si ...