Japanese sweet potato prices today
Compared with the previous month, the Japanese purple sweet potato prices in Binh Tan (Vinh Long) is halved. This caused many farmers worried by potato yield this year nor in the previous year.
Prices are reduced, reduced productivity, farmers worried.
Price drop in yield reduction
According to some farmers, months before the Japanese purple sweet potato price at 680,000 VND / kg is now 50%. Specifically, Japanese purple sweet potato also 380000-400000 dd / kg, white sweet potatoes dropped 30000-40000 / kg, and 270,000 VND / kg, reduced milk sweet potato 60,000 VND / kg, and 190,000 VND / kg.
Ms. Le Thi Bay (TX Thuan An, Binh Minh) is harvested nearly 10 potato worried: "Prices are only close to 400,000 VND / kg, down too. There are 2 people to buy and then they ask the price squeeze ".
Similarly, uncle Ngo Van Hai (commune Thanh Trung - Binh Tan) tire: "Prices are reduced too, only 50% over the previous year. At this price the farmers hard words. " Note Huynh Ngoc Co-Director of JSC Il sweet potatoes (East Binh Thanh Tan commune) said: "The time low price of potatoes, harvest is in the first place should not find the amount of potatoes exist much longer" .
Note Son Van Luan- Board chairman Tan Thanh Cooperative (Binh Tan) said: "Approximately 1 month slump sweet potatoes. Prices this year lost last year, potato production is less than 30-40%. Low productivity, high cost.
Prices years ago when up to 800,000 VND / kg, the highest this year only 680,000 VND / kg but now only 50% compared to the previous year.
Traders buying mainly chips every word should not be washed but lower selling prices. Purchasing the most in Tan Thanh Trung Thanh, Dong Thap province borders.
At first, enter 30-40 tons potatoes / day, a few days before. Hours not sell, my store was about 80 tons of potatoes are not sold, the number of cooperative potatoes were too much, mostly row ashore. Last year, the price of potatoes washed "dirt" least 500 VND / kg, this year only 70-80 / kg, 5,000 VND / kg, but still not sold. These days I have asked people to carry on fish, cattle eat. "
Anh Nguyen Van tri staff Agriculture and Rural Development Tan Binh said the Department potato sowing 7,000 ha of winter-spring. Show potatoes harvested area is 1.283ha. Each week farmers harvested from 300 - 400 hectares.
With the price of 380,000 VND / kg, if farmers harvested 45 kg / ha would have said about 5 million, which is still below the breakeven to a loss. This year, yields much lower than the previous year, due to species selection, soil preparation, care is not good. At the same time, the price of potatoes this year, lower than the same period last year from 200,000 to 250,000 VND / kg.
Japanese purple sweet potato primarily through consumption quota to China, prices are decided by China, farmers have to depend on the buyer in the absence of a contract is signed. This makes disadvantaged farmers.
Lo transit
In addition, many farmers said the Provincial Road 908 is under construction should now load the route does not meet the transportation of goods. By this route only 8 tons of payload, for 10 tonnes, while most trucks are over 10 tons.
Note Customs said: "If the right load, it is difficult words. If transported by river to the Dawn over 2 times porters. Citing difficulties in shipping to dealers to have an excuse to force farmers to price, is that prices dropped ".
Note Luan said: "In recent years, the consumption of potatoes in the country better. Currently cooperative links are some companies vegetables in Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Ha Noi, exported 10 tons / week. Market Ho Chi Minh City but also smoke every now shipping hard, extra shipping costs VND 100,000 / ton, low prices, farmers suffer. 3 years ago, most farmers have suffered losses because of high costs.
Taking the market as far as Hanoi, or export to China is required to use large vehicles, high payload. But overloaded vehicles are fined 908 Street. These days, call the car to get in but the car did not dare to because of fear of punishment. Currently shipping by sea to Dawn to 100,000 VND / ton.
Accordingly, pay thesis proposal: "If, when the harvest, the functional departments can facilitate car a few days to ship the product to the end. There are so new farmers consume the product, and not afraid to be traders price pressure causes damage to the plant.
In addition, functional departments to strengthen inspection of business establishments plant protection products, fertilizers for timely handling of cases of fake agricultural materials, affecting farmers by the state this year This happens quite a lot, that production costs are "team" a lot.
Mr. Tran Van Na - Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation Thong province, said: Provincial Road 908 is under construction, scheduled to be completed in 2017. With a budget of about 180 billion investment, will be constructed in 30 months, increasing the load on the road from 8 tons to 20 tons, extending from 5m to 7m road. The completed work will contribute to ensure the circulation of people, helping to transport agricultural products easier, more convenient.
