Vietnam: Hundreds of tons of green squash lying in the field, farmers turn 'red eyes' waiting for traders

These days, in the fields of Luu Son commune (Do Luong district, Nghe An), people are filled with green squash waiting for people to come and buy. This year zucchini has high yield, but the price is low, only a few thousand VND / kg is still difficult to sell. Hundreds of farming households fell into the "half-laughter" situation. Standing in front of the green pumpkin field that starts to yellow because of old age, only the pumpkins remain when they are puffed on the trellis, Mr. Phung Van Dung (Luu Quang village, Luu Son commune) confided: “My family planted 2.2 ha zucchini, sowing from November 25 in lunar calendar, planted on land on December 20 of lunar calendar. Pumpkin grows very well, with a yield of 4 tons / sao. However, the price of squash at the beginning of the year was 12,000 VND / kg, now it has decreased by more than half ”. According to Mr. Dung, this land was previously abandoned. He has invested more than 400 million VND to grow squash. “The zucchini I planted ...