Farmers in Long Thanh commune harvest sweet potatoes.
It is expected that in the next few days, the Farmers' Association of Kien Giang province will continue to connect and consume an additional 60 tons of sweet potatoes through the supermarket system and wholesale markets in Ho Chi Minh City.
From February 2024 to now, the price of sweet potatoes in the fields in Giong Rieng and Go Quao districts has dropped to only 2,000-3,300 VND/kg, farmers have lost 5-9 million VND/cong. Meanwhile, in the same period in 2023, the price of sweet potatoes reached 11,000-12,500 VND/kg.
According to the Long Thanh Commune Farmers' Association, due to the difficult consumption market, the sweet potato harvest was congested, forcing many traders who had placed deposits in advance - at a price of 4,500 VND/kg - to forfeit their deposits.
Currently, Giong Rieng district still has about 120 tons of sweet potatoes of all kinds without an outlet.
News and photos: DANG LINH
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