VietNamNet Bridge – Pineapple, watermelon and chili growers are complaining about the hot weather which has forced them to work hard to water crops. Meanwhile, farm produce prices have dropped dramatically.

The winter-spring rice price increased for a short time before it began falling sharply three weeks ago in Mekong Delta. Le Thanh Phong, a farmer in Tra Vinh, said he had sold IR 50404 rice at VND4,300 per kilo, a decrease of VND300 per kilo compared with the beginning of the crop.

“We almost did not make a profit because of pests and the fertilizer price increase,” Phong said. Tiếp tục đọc “Farm produce falls in price, farmers incur losses” →