Why did the price of sweet potatoes suddenly increase by 100,000 VND/quintal in Dong Thap, Vietnam
Sweet Potato
Vietnam
Published May 18, 2022
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Specifically, purple sweet potatoes are priced at 240,000 VND/quintal (60kg), white potatoes are priced at 300,000 VND/quintal and milk potatoes are priced at 240,000 VND/quintal. The price of this sweet potato increased by about 100,000 VND / quintal compared to 2 months ago. Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, living in Hoa Tan commune, Chau Thanh district (Dong Thap province) shared: "The price of sweet potatoes has increased due to adverse weather, so the yield and quality of potatoes decreased sharply compared to the previous year, resulting in a sharp decrease in yield and quality. supply of sweet potatoes decreased...".
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Specifically, purple sweet potatoes are priced at 240,000 VND/quintal (60kg), white potatoes are priced at 300,000 VND/quintal and milk potatoes are priced at 240,000 VND/quintal. The price of this sweet potato increased by about 100,000 VND/quintal compared to 2 months ago. Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, living in Hoa Tan commune, Chau Thanh district (Dong Thap province) shared: "The price of sweet potatoes has increased due to adverse weather, so the yield and quality of potatoes decreased sharply compared to the previous year, resulting in a sharp decrease in yield and quality. supply of sweet potatoes decreased...". Along with that, according to Mr. Tam, over the past time, because of worries about volatile potato prices, many households have switched to cultivating ...
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