Rising rice prices bring farmers nearly 20 million dong profit per hectare
In recent days, farmers in Tien Giang province have been very excited because the price of summer-autumn rice has increased by 100-200 VND/kg compared to last week; at the same time, the yield of late-season rice has also been quite good.
At this time, farmers are selling regular fresh rice at the field at a price of 4,800 - 4,900 VND/kg; high-quality rice is priced at 5,300 - 5,400 VND/kg. Meanwhile, the average summer-autumn rice yield is about 6 tons/ha. With this price, after one crop, farmers can earn a profit of nearly 20 million VND/ha.