Vietnam: Rice prices increased sharply, and farmers in the South Central region, Southeast region, and Central Highlands prioritize growing short-term varieties

Published 2024년 2월 22일

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The Department of Crop Production reports an increase in rice production in the South Central Coast, Southeast, and Central Highlands provinces for the 2023 summer-autumn crop, with an output of 1.61 million tons. However, some localities have not reduced the amount of rice seeds sown per unit area. For the 2023 - 2024 winter-spring season, the department plans a rice area of 406,000 hectares with an expected yield of 65.70 tons/day per hectare. Recommendations include balancing irrigation water sources, shifting from a 3-crop to 2-crop production structure in drought-prone areas, and promoting conversion to short-term dry crops in areas lacking irrigation water.

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Favorable production, increased rice output. The report of the Department of Crop Production shows that the total planted area for the 2023 summer-autumn crop in the South Central Coast, Southeast, and Central Highlands provinces is estimated to reach 266,190 hectares, an increase of 1,860 hectares. compared to the previous crop; Productivity is estimated at 60.42 tons/ha, an increase of 0.84 tons/ha; Output is estimated to reach 1.61 million tons of rice, an increase of 34,000 tons compared to the summer-autumn crop of 2022. For the 2023 crop, the total planted area of the region is estimated to reach 356,600 hectares, productivity is estimated to reach 54.20 tons/ha, increased by 1.31 quintals/ha; Output is estimated to reach 1.93 million tons of rice, an increase of 38,000 tons compared to the 2022 crop. Thus, the total rice cultivation area in the entire South Central Coast, Southeast and Central Highlands regions in 2023 is estimated to reach 1.028 million hectares. ; Yield ...

Source: Danviet