Rice farming profits decrease, farmers in the West are frustrated and want to abandon their fields | Western Farmers News

Rice farming profits decrease, farmers in the West are frustrated and want to abandon their fields. Production costs have doubled while rice prices have fallen, causing the profits of farmers in the West to plummet in the winter-spring crop. The fields in Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province are entering the harvest season. Checking the last bags of rice brought into the yard, Mr. Le Van Duc, in Phu Dien commune, said that this crop his family planted one hectare of OM 18 rice, with a yield of about 7 tons, down more than 10% compared to the previous crop. With a selling price of 6,000 VND per kg (fresh rice), down 500 VND compared to the same period, Mr. Duc earned more than 40 million VND. #news #rice #nhanong #mientay

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