Rice is one of the agricultural commodities that has grown in both quantity and value during the Covid-19 epidemic season. Over the past 1 month, from small production establishments to businesses and cooperatives all fell into a shortage of goods because of the sharp increase in market demand in the downstream provinces. Therefore, Dien Bien rice products have a sudden growth in both quantity and value, an increase of about 2-3 times compared to the same period in 2019.
In the last 2 years, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, Pom Lot commune (Dien Bien district) purchased paddy from some households in the commune, milled, packed and opened a rice selling agent in the city. Hanoi. The output of finished rice sold to the market is about 6-8 tons / year. At the end of the 2019 crop, Ms. Thu purchased 5 tons of stored paddy which is expected to be sold to the 2020 winter-spring rice harvest. However, at the beginning of March 2020, Ms. Thu's paddy warehouse has run out. Ms. Thu said: “Since the Canh Ty Lunar New Year, the demand for rice in the Hanoi market increased and increased strongly in about 1 month recently - when the Covid-19 epidemic appeared. From October 2019 up to now, I have sold all 5 tons of paddy purchased from the 2019 crop. In terms of rice prices, it has increased by 1.5 times compared to before. If in 2019, the selling price of eight-product rice is 17,000 VND / kg, from the beginning of 2020 until now, the price of rice will reach 20,000-25,000 VND / kg. ”
Thanh Yen Agricultural Service Cooperative is one of the largest rice production and consumption establishments in the province. Currently, the cooperative has successfully built a chain of value-adding links for rice products IR64, Bac Fragrant No. 7 and Séng Cu with a total area of 150 hectares, linking with 110 households in Thanh Yen commune (Dien Bien district). ). The cooperative provides rice products to the market through retail distribution channels at supermarkets in a number of provinces and cities in the North. The total annual output of rice sold is 500 tons. From October 2019 up to now, the demand for rice has increased sharply, the cooperative's rice output supplied to the market has increased dramatically. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Toi, Director of Thanh Yen Agricultural Service Cooperative, said: From October 2019 up to now, the total rice output sold by the unit has increased dramatically in quantity with 500 tons of commercial rice. , 2 times higher than the same period in 2019. Currently, the cooperative is out of stock, can no longer supply rice and has to wait for the 2020 winter-spring crop.
Along with rice, pineapple is also a product of strong consumption during Covid-19 epidemic, appearing at the right time when Muong Cha pineapple product begins to harvest. This year, Na Sang Pineapple Cooperative has 120ha of pineapple for harvest, the yield is estimated at 12-15 tons / ha. Mr. Le Thanh Tam, Director of Na Sang Pineapple Cooperative said: Entering this year's harvest, people are very worried about the output market, because in 2019 there is less rain, less weight pineapples, when it was harvested at the right time of Covid-19's appearance. However, up to this point, people have been assured of the consumer market; Although at the beginning of the harvest, the price of pineapple has reached 5,500-6,000 VND / kg, 2,000 VND / kg higher than in 2019. Traders from the provinces: Hoa Binh, Son La and Hanoi are present almost every day. in the area to buy pineapple. Another good sign for Muong Cha pineapple growers is that the cooperative has recently signed a contract to purchase Muong Cha pineapple products with Tan Phat Agricultural Production and Export Company Limited (Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province) with a period of 5 years (2020 - 2024) with an output of 1,000 tons / year; the contract has very flexible terms and is very favorable for the pineapple grower. Thus, in the next 5 years, Muong Cha pineapple growers will basically no longer worry about the consumer market for their products.
Although the agricultural market in the province is less affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, the authorities regularly recommend that businesses and production establishments need to strengthen the connection between purchasing agricultural products and opening up. wide consumption market. Enterprises and production establishments need to invest in processing technology, strengthen links with farmers in building raw material production and consumption zones, step by step limit export of fresh and raw agricultural products so as not to happen. product stagnation.
