Proactively harvest on time to limit summer-autumn rice loss

Summer-autumn rice from the green to ripe stage grows well in O Mon district.

Currently, the harvested summer-autumn rice area is 1,734/70,764ha, concentrated in Vinh Thanh, Co Do and O Mon districts with a yield of nearly 6 tons/ha. Farmers harvest and sell fresh rice at prices of 7,000-7,200 VND/kg for Dai Thom 8, 6,400-6,800 VND/kg for OM18, 6,000-6,200 VND/kg for OM5451, and 5,500-5,700 VND/kg for IR50404. This price is lower than the same period in 2024, but farmers still make a profit...

In the 2025 summer-autumn rice crop, Can Tho City farmers planted 70,764 hectares, reaching 100.8% of the plan. The rice area in the fields is mainly concentrated in the green-firm to ripe stage in districts and counties; only a part of the rice-bearing area is in Vinh Thanh, Thoi Lai and O Mon districts. Currently, the main disease on rice is grain smut, due to the influence of weather conditions, with some places having moderate and heavy rain at the time when the rice is green. The infected area is 601 hectares of rice in the green-firm stage, with a disease rate of 5-10%, mainly concentrated in Vinh Thanh district. The grain smut symptom also appears on rice in other localities such as Co Do and Thoi Lai districts, with a rate of less than 5%...

Can Tho City Department of Agriculture recommends: Rice in the flowering - green solid stage needs to be watered and kept 3-5cm deep for the rice to flower quickly, evenly and become solid. There is no need to fertilize at this stage when sufficient and timely fertilizer has been provided in previous fertilizations; farmers are advised to continue monitoring the pest density in the field for timely prevention and control. Rice from green solid to ripe stage, farmers are advised to apply comprehensive technical solutions for rice care. Depending on the soil, farmers are advised to drain all water in the field 10 days before harvest so that the rice ripens evenly, the hard ground helps when harvesting and transporting rice easily, minimizing the level of lodging during the ripening stage to protect productivity, limit post-harvest loss and ensure the quality of rice grains... In rainy and stormy weather conditions, rice crops that are about to be harvested, farmers need to proactively contact harvesters and traders to keep up with the harvest progress and limit loss. In addition, on newly harvested rice fields preparing for the next crop, the local agricultural sector needs to advise farmers to clean the fields and apply phosphate fertilizer right from the beginning of the season to limit organic poisoning and ensure a gap of 3 weeks or more between two crops...

News and photos: HA VAN

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