Vietnam: Farmers in the Dong Thap Muoi region have high income from pineapple trees

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Published Mar 24, 2024

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Despite the dry season, pineapple fields in Tan Phuoc district, Tien Giang province are flourishing due to adequate water storage and technical advancements. Currently, about 40% of the pineapple fields have been harvested and sold at prices ranging from 9,000 VND to 9,500 VND/kg, generating a profit of over 4,000 VND per kilogram. With over 15,000 hectares dedicated to pineapple farming, the high and stable prices have significantly improved the income and living standards of local farmers in this historically commercial pineapple farming region.

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Even though it is currently the peak of the dry season, thanks to storing enough fresh water and applying technical advances to production, the pineapple fields in Tan Phuoc district, Tien Giang province are still lush and produce normal fruit. At this time, about 40% of pineapple fields here are harvested and sold for prices ranging from 9,000 VND to 9,500 VND/kg. At this price, each kilogram of pineapple gives a profit of more than 4,000 VND. Tan Phuoc is a locality in the Dong Thap Muoi region of Tien Giang province that has had a model of growing commercial pineapple trees for decades with an area of over 15,000 hectares. Recently, pineapple prices have stabilized at a high level, so local farmers have a good source of income and their lives are developing day by day. Mr. Bui Huu Thien, a farmer in Phu My commune with more than 20 hectares of pineapples, shared: "I just weighed yesterday and the price is much higher than before. If the price is 6,000 ...

Source: Vov