Farmers in Hai Phong hit the jackpot with an early onion crop.

These days, farmers in Hai Phong city are busy harvesting early onions, rejoicing at this year's bumper crop and favorable prices.

For the winter crop season of 2025-2026, the entire city will plant approximately 2,300 hectares of early onions, concentrated in the communes of An Phu, Tran Phu, Hop Tien, etc.

Although the early part of the season was affected by storms that disrupted planting progress, favorable weather conditions during the cultivation phase resulted in good onion growth and development, minimal pest and disease problems, and high yields.

This year's early onion yield is estimated at 6-7 quintals/acre, which is 0.5-1 quintal/acre higher than the same period last year.

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This year's early onions have good quality and uniform bulbs. During the early onion season, farmers in Hai Phong usually sell the bulbs fresh.

Most of the early-season onion crop has been pre-ordered by traders at prices ranging from 10 to 15 million VND per sao (approximately 1000 square meters), which is 3 to 4 million VND per sao higher than the previous season, making farmers very happy.

Besides selling fresh bulbs, farmers also sell spring onions at prices ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 VND per kilogram.

By January 16th, farmers in Hai Phong had harvested approximately 40% of their early onion crop. It is expected that within the next 7-10 days, farmers will complete the harvest of the early onion crop, freeing up land for the spring planting season.

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