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GINGER PRICES VOLATILE

( Update: 19/09/2018 )

Ginger growers this year better off when prices fluctuate 16000-27000 dong per kilo, while last year only 3000-4000 dong per kilo.

Local is the strength of the ginger plant, many farmers in the town of Ba Chuc (Triton) persevered under planted ginger mountains cling, despite fluctuating prices.

There are more than 10 years with ginger cultivation, Le Van Man (live A clump An Hoa, Ba Chuc Town) said: "This job is subject to follow and know how to plant correctly, the life is relatively stable. My family has 4 of ginger, each about 1-2 tonnes of ginger planting my seed purchase price of 16,000 dong per kilo. If well cared for and timely preventive, sometimes each harvest 6-7 tons of ginger. Minus all expenses, I said 50 million - 70 million a ". This year due to high prices of ginger, ginger has time to 27,000 dong per kilo, then keep VND16,000 a kg by the end of the season. Meanwhile, last year the price of ginger dropped dramatically, to about 3000-4000 dong per kilo.

Most growers are taking statements ginger next year up to compensate for the losses of last year. Because ginger diseases "soft rot" rebellious, everyone is sick piece of land that is not detected and prevented in time, the disease will spread the entire area of the ginger plant. Is so uncertain, but he said: "Do not give up because of this hereditary profession, despite the difficulties, but it has become the industry then." Share experiences about growing ginger, Screen rotation revealed to plant ginger with other crops. If the soil is not infected, then a year after planting ginger next may. And the land had been infected, have to wait 3-4 years before we plant the ginger.

Ginger volatile prices.
Livelihoods but also from ginger-income traders more stable Growers. Mrs. Ha Thi Cam (born 1966, lives incubation diapers, communal An Hảo), senior purchasing ginger over 20 years, cheerfully said: "On average, each day, I purchased about 2 tons of ginger for sale in Cambodia. Minus all expenses, profits per tonne me 1-2 million. Ginger root is dominated by mountain big, beautiful colors should be preferred over plain ginger ".

According to the Chairman of People's Committee of Ba Chuc Town Vo Van Phuc, the cultivation of ginger depends very much on the weather, if rain does not drain much that ginger could then easily rot. "To restrict ginger rot, we usually recommend that people should choose to buy Thalia well, not sick and rotational cultivation, the land should not be planted on the old ginger". In addition, the fluctuating price of ginger is also a major challenge for local. The search output to help farmers produce is always reassuring problems concern of many people. It has called on businesses to invest but due to no infrastructure and unfavorable terrain unattractive.

"However, we remain very concerned about the farmers by supporting capital difficult situations. At the same time, local scientists wish to study in order to find the cure for soft rot in ginger to ensure production efficiency of farmers, "he said.