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Pepper price set a record

Update: 7/23/2014

 

Pepper prices are really stunning on the market over the past few days has reached 190 million / ton (type 1), the highest ever.

We're looking to spend his garden, Le Van Cuong, a member of Long Hung Commune Farmers Association, Bu Gia Map District, Binh Phuoc. Greeted us as pillars of green pepper um, are lined up according to the VietGap production.

Anh Cuong said his home in Chuong My district, Ha Tay province (now Hanoi) in this new economic construction. In his new family in maize, cassava, coffee ... but low productivity, economic efficiency is not high, life is very difficult.

Since the switch pepper, income is significantly improved, economic life gradually rising. He now owns large garden pepper 1 ha, yield of 4-5 tonnes / ha / year.

According to Mr. Cuong, due to erratic weather this year, and pepper decreased, while consumption in households surviving no more, while still a high demand market that traders rushed to buy as prices for hot on each day.

"With prices beginning to reach 140 million / ton, while the current scarcity of time up to 190 million / ton, farmers have very high rates. As I after deducting costs and interest income of about 500 million. "Gang He also said, in order to improve quality and productivity, past, Extension Station Bu Gia Map district chose his garden as a model target point. The engineers directly on this technical manual planting, tending, fertilizing, harvesting for farmers in the region.

Similarly, Mr. Vu Quang Bach, especially large farmers in the village Loc Tho, Tho Xuan, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai said his family planted three hectares of pepper, of which 1.5 ha is the time period business. Thanks to regular school training, technical transfer process plant, tree care standards, especially applied drip irrigation system performance for years to help reach 3-5 tons / ha / year.

"In particular, prices for about 3 years now very stable and tends to increase gradually. If this year valued at 140 million / ton, the first few days this July prices rose to above 190 million / ton then. My family planted in 1997 to spend now see targets such lofty prices! "- He cheerfully said Bach.

Tran Huu Thang, Vietnam recognized the "The world's best pepper" (yield of 11 tonnes / ha / year) is the chairman of the Union Club Peppered with Phuoc Loc (Xuan Loc, Dong Nai ) said: In order to improve productivity and product quality standards of the people, in 2010, Xuan Loc district People's Committee decided to establish the Union Club peppered with Phuoc Loc.

Come to the club, the members are trained regularly, exchanging learning applied science and technology, information capture, pricing ... In particular, the Union Club and sale of products to help farmers, export promotion objectives for the countries around the world.

Thang said that such high prices are the main cause of Vietnam's pepper export has been much in most countries around the world such as USA, Singapore, India ... or the market has high growth NK close here as Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, France, Kuwait, Indonesia. However, this year's pepper industry is faced with many difficulties and challenges of pest plants and increase production costs.

Export markets increasingly high requirements on food hygiene and safety as cleaning products, organic farming, certified quality. So now the pepper plantation and processing need to deploy the right solution, according to the GAP production, farmers should switch towards organic pepper, limiting fertilizer use, chemical drugs.

According to industry forecasts pepper, pepper output in 2014 reached approximately 125000-130000 tons. The total export volume of 150,000 tons (including reserve target), staff turnover will be $ 1 billion mark. If this forecast is correct as this will be the year of the pepper industry record for highest export value ever.

Source: http://www.tintucnongnghiep.com/

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