In this place of Tuyen Quang in Vietnam, farmers are having a sadness called the lost spring

Peanut Kernel

Vietnam

Published Jun 27, 2022

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In the spring peanut crop in 2022, the whole province of Tuyen Quang planted 3,329.9 hectares, of which 1,843.3 hectares were grown on field land, the rest was peanuts grown on the beach; About 60% of the area is used for peanut variety L14, the remaining 40% is for other varieties. Currently, peanuts have entered the busy harvest season, and the industry is examining and evaluating the average yield of the whole crop.

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However, according to records in localities such as Son Duong, Chiem Hoa, Lam Binh, etc., this year peanuts decreased in both yield and quality compared to the same period in previous years. Spring crop in Phuc Son commune (Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang) planted 490 hectares of peanuts, on June 15, the commune harvested more than 120 hectares. Mr. Chuu Van Anh, Party secretary of Ban Chon village, said that this spring his family planted 2,000 m2 of peanuts, from the beginning of the crop to the end of the crop, to important stages in the development period of peanuts such as: Flowering, seed making to ripe peanuts all encounter long-term rains that cause waterlogging, red shells, and seed rot. Mr. Anh said: “Peanut tree needs dry soil, the family also raised the bed to create a drainage ditch, but the prolonged rain caused waterlogging and rotten roots and tubers. If my family collects 8 quintals/1,000 m2 in the spring crop in 2021, my family will only get 5 quintals/1,000 m2 ...

Source: Danviet