Rice prices increase, farmers sow during the rainy season

Recorded by a Labor reporter in Phuoc An hamlet, My Thuan commune (My Tu district, Soc Trang province), there are currently over 60 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice sown, an increase of 30% compared to the same period of the previous crop.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhi - Head of the People's Committee of Phuoc An hamlet - informed that this is a low-lying area, from September to November the water in the field rises from 35 - 50cm, rice harvesting will face many difficulties and increase costs. in the drainage stage. For many years, authorities and local authorities have advised against growing rice this season.

"This year, the price of rice increased from 1,000 - 1,200 VND/kg compared to last year, so many farmers spontaneously sowed without following the recommendations of the authorities," Mr. Nhi said.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of My Tu district (Soc Trang province), although not included in the district's seeding plan, due to high rice prices , farmers in some localities after harvesting rice Summer-Autumn early sowed over 1,800 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dien - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of My Tu district - said that the Fall-Winter rice crop has a planting time from July to October of the solar calendar. At this time, at the peak of the rainy season, productivity is often not high, it is easy to flood, fall, increase production costs, and easily spread diseases from the previous crop... Due to inefficient production, in recent years, Recently, the district's agricultural sector has no plans to sow the Fall-Winter rice crop.

In Nga Nam town (Soc Trang province), farmers in the area have sowed nearly 1,400 hectares, of which over 70% of the area is located in a closed dike area with a pumping station, the rest is located in the water area. Benefits are not yet closed.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang province said that currently farmers in the whole province have sown over 3,500 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice, an increase of over 1,800 hectares compared to the same period last year.

Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang province asked localities to increase warnings to people not to continue sowing seeds in the Fall-Winter crop, especially in areas without complete irrigation systems, and to encourage conversion from rice cultivation to farming. aquaculture in rice fields.

For sown areas, it is recommended to implement solutions to limit flooding, organic poisoning, and alum poisoning at the beginning of the season. Authorities in localities regularly update weather developments and provide timely information to farmers to proactively take measures to prevent flooding and falls due to storms at the end of the season.