+ Farmer can live with current dried coconut price: At the present, there are 13.876ha concentrated and 2.040.864 intercropped coconut trees. In over a month, dried coconut price increased from 80.000 VND/12 coconuts to 95.000-100.000 VND at Cang Long district, increased about 30.000 VND in comparison with the beginning of 2014. 

+ Farmer got about 30% profit from rice: in the province, farmers are harvesting autumn-winter rice season. Because it is the beginning of the season, rice price increased 100 VND/kg in comparison with the end of summer-autumn season. Therefore, at the present, material rice price of summer-autumn season and autumn-winter season in 2014 is not lower than the beginning of 2014 and approximately 30% profit Prime Minister directed. 

+ Material rush price increases, but its source is short: at the present, there are about 1.000 ha rush area at Cang Long, Chau Thanh and Tra Cu district. Besides making mat, it is sold to other provinces. According to farmers, at the beginning of 2014, material rush price (type 1) was 9.000-10.000 VND/kg, but now it is 12.700 VND/kg. 

+ Cacao price increases 1.000 VND/kg in comparison with the beginning of 2014: implementing policy of plant diversification, in some recent years, many farmers at Cang Long, Chau Thanh, Tieu Can, Cau Ke district… intercropped cacao and coconut. At the beginning of 2014, cacao price was 3.500 VND/kg, but now it is 4.500 VND/kg. As a result, farmers got 2-2.5 million VND/ha profit. 

Written by TRUONG HIEU

Translated by HN