Vietnam: Growing winter crops in Hai Duong, not yet harvested, traders ordered the whole field for 8 million/acre

Fresh Cabbage

Kohlrabi

Vegetables

Vietnam

Market & Price Trends

Published Feb 22, 2024

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Farmers in Hai Duong, Vietnam, are profiting from early winter vegetables such as cabbages and kohlrabi, despite the challenges of growing these crops and unfavorable weather conditions affecting sales. There has been an increase in the planting of these crops, with over 6,500 hectares planted this year. The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection is encouraging farmers to expand their winter crop areas and implement technical measures to reduce costs and increase productivity. The article also highlights the importance of finding output markets for agricultural products and the benefits of implementing cost reduction and efficiency solutions in agriculture.

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After more than 2 months of planting and tending, 3 acres of cabbage of Ms. Pham Thi Oanh in Luy Duong village, Gia Luong commune (Gia Loc) have begun to grow. It will take more than a dozen days for this cabbage field to be harvested, but traders have already ordered it for 8 million VND/acre. Ms. Oanh shared: "Growing early winter vegetables is difficult, but it also brings the main source of income for our family because vegetables bring in many times more income than rice. Even though I sell young, after deducting expenses, I still earn a profit of 4.5 - 5 million VND per acre of cabbage." In the vegetable area of Hung Dao commune (Tu Ky), farmers also started harvesting winter vegetables early. Ms. Nguyen Thi Mien has more than 1 acre of kohlrabi growing. Currently, the first kohlrabi fields have begun to harvest. Traders buy whole kohlrabi fields for 3,000 VND/root. For each acres of field, farmers plant about 2,500 roots. At this price, farmers earn 7.5 million VND. Minus ...

Source: Danviet