Rice prices increase, Soc Trang farmers are excited to harvest

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    Soc Trang - After Tet, farmers go to the fields to harvest the 2024-2025 Winter-Spring rice crop, bringing with them joy and hope for a bumper crop and improved prices.

    Ghi nhan vao trua ngay 2 thang 2 (mung 5 Tet), doc theo tuyen duong Mac Dinh Chi tu TP. Soc Trang den huyen Tran De, khong khi thu hoach lua dien ra het suc soi dong. May gat dap lien hop, xe van chuyen lua hoat dong het cong suat, mang lai hinh anh nhon nhip, tap nap tren cac canh dong.
    In Tran De district (Soc Trang province), the rice harvest is in full swing. Combine harvesters and rice transport vehicles are operating at full capacity.
    Ong Thanh Xuan mot nong dan o xa Tai Van (huyen Tran De, tinh Soc Trang), chia se: “Gia dinh toi vua thu hoach xong 6 ha lua Dong Xuan, nang suat dat hon 6 tan/ha. Thuong lai thu mua tai ruong voi gia 7.000 dong/kg. Tru chi phi, toi loi duoc khoang 15 trieu dong/ha. Du chi phi san xuat hoi cao do sau benh, nhung gia lua tang 500 dong/kg so voi truoc Tet doi voi giong Dai Thom 8, nen gia dinh toi van co loi“, ong Xuan noi.
    Mr. Thanh Xuan - a farmer in Tai Van commune (Tran De district, Soc Trang province) shared: “My family has just finished harvesting 6 hectares of winter-spring rice, with a yield of more than 6 tons/ha. Traders bought at the field for 7,000 VND/kg. After deducting expenses, I made a profit of about 15 million VND/ha. Although production costs are a bit high due to pests and diseases, the price of Dai Thom 8 rice variety increased by 500 VND/kg compared to before Tet, so my family still made a profit,” said Mr. Xuan.
    Chi Tra Thi Hanh - mot nong dan o xa Tai Van (huyen Tran De, tinh Soc Trang) cung dang tat bat thu hoach hon 5 ha lua giong ST25, voi nang suat uoc dat 8 tan/ha. “Gia lua hien tai la 9.100 dong/kg, tang hon 1.000 dong/kg so voi truoc Tet. Mac du gia lua chua cao bang vu he thu truoc do, nhung chung toi van co loi. Hy vong gia se tiep tuc tang trong cac vu toi”, chi Hanh noi.
    Ms. Tra Thi Hanh - a farmer in Tai Van commune (Tran De district, Soc Trang province) is also busy harvesting more than 5 hectares of ST25 rice, with an estimated yield of 8 tons/ha. "The current rice price is 9,100 VND/kg, an increase of more than 1,000 VND/kg compared to before Tet. Although the rice price is not as high as the previous summer-autumn crop, we still make a profit. Hopefully the price will continue to increase in the coming crops," Ms. Hanh said.

    Lua thu hoach den day xe van chuyen ra duong lon den do.
    As the rice is harvested, people use trucks to transport it to the main road.
    Theo ghi nhan, gia lua dang co xu huong tang nhe tu 500 - 1.000 dong/kg so voi truoc Tet. Day la mot tin hieu dang mung cho nong dan trong boi canh chi phi san xuat tang cao do anh huong cua sau benh va bien doi khi hau.
    According to records, rice prices are showing a slight increase of 500 - 1,000 VND/kg compared to before Tet. This is a good sign for farmers in the context of high production costs due to the impact of pests and climate change.
    Khong chi nong dan trong lua ma ca nguoi lao dong cung co them thu nhap trong mua thu hoach. Ong Lam Hen mot lao dong vac lua, cho biet: “Sau vai ngay nghi Tet, toi da bat dau cong viec tu mung 4 thang Gieng, thu nhap khoang 500.000 dong/ngay tu viec boc vac lua thue“.
    Not only rice farmers but also laborers have extra income during the harvest season. Mr. Lam Hen, a rice porter, said: “After a few days off for Tet, I started working on the 4th of January, earning about 500,000 VND/day from carrying rice.”
    Mot so ruong da thu hoach xong, may cuon rom vao thu gom de ban cho thuong lai. Thong thuong nong dan co them khoang 600.000 dong/ha tu tien ban rom.
    Some fields have been harvested, straw rollers are used to collect and sell to traders. Farmers usually earn an additional 600,000 VND/ha from selling straw.
    Theo So NP-PTNT tinh Soc Trang, nam 2024 san luong lua dat hon 2,1 trieu tan, xuat khau 1,2 trieu tan gao. Den nam 2025, Soc Trang dat muc tieu co 195.000 ha dien tich gieo sa la lua dac san, trong do uu tien phat trien nhom giong lua ST
    According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang province, in 2024, rice output will reach more than 2.1 million tons, exporting 1.2 million tons of rice. The province aims to have 195,000 hectares of specialty rice sown area by 2025, with priority given to developing ST rice varieties.

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