Dien Bien district is the largest vegetable growing area in the province. At this time, in vegetable gardens in the communes of Thanh Hung, Pom Lot, Noong Luong... the working atmosphere is extremely bustling. People are busy planting, caring for, and harvesting vegetables in time for traders to come and buy. On sweaty faces, joy is evident as the prices of vegetables are much higher than in previous years.
With an area of nearly 2,000 square meters of land for growing vegetables, this year Mr. Vu Dinh Cu's family in Viet Thanh village, Thanh Hung commune has a considerable income. According to Mr. Cu, although the hot weather has lasted for a long time, the family has been proactive in water sources so the vegetable area has grown well. Not only has the harvest been good, since the beginning of the year, especially on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, vegetables have been selling very well and prices have doubled or tripled compared to the same period last year, my family has earned more than 100 million VND. This is the largest income I have ever had from growing vegetables.
While watering the vegetable garden, Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Team 11, Thanh Hung Commune said: His family grows more than 3,000m2 of mustard greens, green onions, herbs... In previous years, growing vegetables was very unstable, afraid of pests, weather and losing prices. It has been a long time since vegetables have been as expensive as this year, double or triple the price compared to the same period last year. Traders come to the fields to buy; but to get a higher price, the family has brought them to the market to sell.
Pom Lot is one of the communes with a large vegetable area. Currently, the whole commune has more than 700 households participating in vegetable growing, with an area of 118 hectares, of which 80 hectares are specialized in vegetable growing; many families have a large production area of 2 - 3 hectares. Unlike last year, the price of vegetables this year has increased, people are excited to take care of and invest in intercropping.
The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Gai, Pom Lot commune, has nearly 1,000m2 of various vegetables. Since the beginning of the year, the demand for vegetables, tubers and fruits has been very high, while prices have increased significantly compared to previous years. Therefore, as soon as the harvest is over, her family focuses on planting intercrops, especially some types of vegetables with short growing periods to meet market demand. However, the family does not pursue quantity for profit, on the contrary, the family focuses on producing safe vegetables, ensuring quality and safety for consumers.
The winter-spring vegetable crop is also the main vegetable crop of the year in Dien Bien district. According to statistics, the whole district has more than 2,100 hectares of vegetables; of which the basin area has more than 1,700 hectares, mainly concentrated in the communes: Thanh Hung (more than 300 hectares), Thanh Luong (nearly 300 hectares), Pom Lot (118 hectares) ... Never before have farmers been as excited because vegetables are priced as they are now. The price of green vegetables alone has increased by an average of 20% - 50%, some types have even increased 2 - 3 times compared to the same period last year. For example, mustard greens cost 17 - 20 thousand VND/kg (last year about 8 thousand VND/kg); green onions cost 35 - 40 thousand VND/kg (before 20 thousand VND/kg), even on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, green onions cost 60 thousand VND/kg; tomatoes, squash cost 30 thousand VND/kg; Malabar spinach 10 thousand VND/bunch; herbs 3 thousand VND/bunch...
Explaining the market situation this year, according to the authorities, it was mainly due to the harsh weather, many vegetable areas outside the province died or were infected with pests, leading to a sharp decrease in supply. In the province, some vegetable gardens in the canal area did not have the initiative to irrigate, so they could not grow vegetables or the vegetables did not grow.
In 2024, Dien Bien province will host the National Tourism Year in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. The number of tourists has increased dramatically, so the demand for green vegetables has increased, which has had a significant impact on the prices of vegetables. Many restaurants lack supply and have to go directly to households growing vegetables to buy. According to Ms. Lu Thi Sao, owner of Huong Sao restaurant, Co My village, Thanh Chan commune (Dien Bien district), recently, the number of customers ordering trays has increased, of which green vegetables are an indispensable dish. To ensure the needs of customers, the restaurant has proactively gone to people's vegetable gardens to buy. However, it is necessary to make an appointment in advance and the purchase price at the field is much higher than in previous years.
Green vegetables are not on the State's price management list, prices are determined by market demand. Therefore, to ensure that consumers can buy vegetables at stable prices, it is necessary for the authorities to control and stabilize the market, avoiding the situation where traders take advantage of price increases. In the long term, it is necessary to strengthen connection and trade activities to promote consumption, creating sustainable output with stable prices for vegetables, not just local prices at certain times.
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