Quang Tri: Price reduction cassava, farmers worried
In Quang Tri, whether they are in season but harvest cassava price decline makes farmers very worried.
The prices of fresh cassava ranged from 1000-1300 VND / kg, down from 500-800 VND / kg over the same period of 2014. Meanwhile, prices of agricultural materials, planting, tending, harvesting and costs transport are rising.
In particular, the impact of typhoon circulation 3 9/2015 takes place in mid-January, heavy rainfall flooded several low-lying area of cassava in Hai Lang District, Huong Hoa, causing farmers to harvest young cassava, does not guarantee quality, so traders as price pressure.
There are traders region except from 20% to 50% of costs when purchasing impurities fresh cassava in the garden, making many farmers suffered heavy losses in the cassava harvest.