Traders anonymous purchasing cassava

At this time, the Provincial Highway 925 runs through the territory of the village of Phuoc Long, Hung Thanh and Phuoc Hung, Dong Phuoc commune A (Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province), many growers are planting cassava pending sale leaves, shoots, the forward collecting millions for himself.

Mr. Lam Van Hien (Hamlet, Phuoc Long) said: "The tree cassava (manioc) is easy to grow, compared with many other plants, less tending, harvesting again quickly. Previously, traders only buy tops and leaves in small quantities, but then due to strong purchasing power, the price should have her children they were all eagerly rushed to plant their fields. "

The time from planting to harvest takes about two months. On average, each of the harvest from 1.2 to 1.4 tonnes, including young shoots and leaves, with the selling price fluctuates around VND1,500 per kg, each company can gain 18-20 million, you give know more.

The cassava garden in Dong Phuoc A, Chau Thanh (Hau Giang) have high that nobody comes to buy tops. Photo: NTNN
The cassava garden in Dong Phuoc A were high that nobody comes to buy tops. Photo: NTNN
However, the first time the area has less cassava, active traders to buy the leaves and tops. For now, due to more households has grown, they have begun to force prices back to farmers. As reflected by the people, every 10 days or half a month, traders appeared once to buy tops, cassava leaves, but only buy a car. Recently, traders little to make a lot of cassava farmers in Dong Phuoc A low aromatic anxiety as "going up in flames."

Although the sale tops and leaves of cassava is happening quite "busy", farmers here are still unaware of the traders coming from and they buy tops, cassava leaves to do. After the first time "price", far tops, cassava leaves have fallen to only 1,000 dong per kilo, but also have little traders to buy.

Dong Anh Tuan Phuoc commune A said: "Previously, few growers, yields less, traders look to take home for a deposit with high prices. Now supply exceeds demand, we tui wait forever without seeing them arrive buy. As for long aging cassava, if not sold, only countries that cut down ... ".

Mr. Tran Van Duc, Dong extension officers Phuoc A admits, it is true that the movement of cassava leaf and top selling locally appeared several years ago. "Local people were advised not to increase the production area too much, not timely consumption will fall to decrease prices. Since this is a spontaneous movement, people think that selling is profitable, should rush to plant local makes very difficult to manage, "Mr. German said.

Currently, the area planted to cassava in the commune of nearly 10 hectares. When asked about the top traders buy cassava to do, he said only Germany that they were in Chau Thanh district and buy the additive to food processing. However, as mentioned please phone number of traders to learn more things, Mr. German said that he had ... take some! Meanwhile, Tran Quang Hanh - Head of MARD Chau Thanh district just said: "Do people grow spontaneously, so no output is something of course!".

Nguyen Nhu Hai - Head of Food Crops (DCP, MARD) said scientific perspective, when harvested young leaves, photosynthesis of cassava will decrease. Consequently, cassava tubers are not down or if down roots, the yield will decrease. Moreover, the planned development area of cassava growing areas in the Mekong River Delta, Hau Giang unplanned cassava, by planting too many will cause soil erosion and runoff.