The price of fresh cassava in Xining increased interest from large growers
While the prices of other agricultural commodities such as rubber, rice, sugarcane, peanuts ... declined sharply over the same period, the fresh cassava tubers commodities in Xining has more than 300 VND / kg, from 2,100 VND / kg (30 words powder) earlier this month increased 2,340 VND / kg.
With this price Tay Ninh cassava growers in interest income from 50 to 60 million / ha, twice with sugarcane and five times higher than rice.
Tay Ninh province has the largest area of the country to plant cassava, are arranged mainly in the border districts of Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Chau Thanh, Duong Minh Chau, with the annual average area of approximately 30,000, the reach 1.5 million tons of tubers.
In addition, businesses and other border residents in Cambodia over 1,000ha planted cassava production to transport 40,000 tons of Vietnam post-harvest processing.
Cassava is considered the tree "poverty reduction" very effective for farmers Xining, especially in border areas, the economy remains difficult.
Currently Tay Ninh province, about 70 basis cassava starch processing industry with a total capacity of approximately 7,000 tons of flour / day.
Processing system "crowded" as above, consumption has contributed large amounts of cassava in the population (about 21,000 tons tubers / day). Providing material resources are lacking compared to the demand of processing, also contribute to keep the price of the commodity in favor of the farmers benefit. /.