Dairy farmer

According to the agriculture encourage center, the HCMC People’s Committee issued a plan to develop beef for the period 2016 – 2020 with the vision to 2030. However, just a few breeders feed beef as pilot scheme though beef production generate profit for them. Deputy Head of the center Nguyen Thi Lieu Kieu said that Vietnam has bought 900,000 tons of frozen cattle meat from India in 2017 excluding cow and ox from Australia. In 2017, Vietnamese people had around 260,000 tons, increasing 4 – 5 percent year on year. HCMC has raised more than 58,200 beef , a rise of 2.8 percent compared to the same period last year. As per estimation, city dwellers consume 760 beef a day yet there has been a shortage in supply. With the target to create crossbred cow suitable with farming condition in HCMC, the center decided to choose hi-yield cows such as BBB, Red Angus, Drought Master to breed with local to generate high profit for farmers. Moreover, the center will provide … [Read more...] about Dairy farmers turn to crossbred cattle

Many farmers in Ho Chi Minh City are shutting down their farms as the milk prices drop and they lack funds to improve quality. Bathing for cows in HCM City According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the city had 73,646 cows as of June, a decrease by 25,744 compared to February 2016 when the farmers also faced lots of difficulties and needed help from the government. The number of cows in Cu Chi District decreased from 67,537 at 6,626 households to 66,422 cows at 4,699 households. A trader in Cu Chi said over 100 households sold milk to him in 2014, but only 40 remains in the business now. "The former milk price was VND14,000 (61 US cents) per kilo and requirements were not as strict. The current prices are VND10,500 to VND11,000 per kilo and the quality requirements have been tightened. Meanwhile cattle feed prices have been on the rise, forcing many households to find another job," he said. A farmer in Tan Thanh Dong said it was difficult to control the … [Read more...] about Dairy farmers struggle against low prices

Most of pineapple areas concentrate in Thong Nhat farm (Yen Dinh district), Ngoc Lac district, Thach Thanh district, Ha Trung, Bim Son ... Looking at the vast pineapple fields in Ha Long Commune (Ha Trung District) that has been abandoned, Ms. Mai Thi Tuyet, 46, living in the commune, said that her family has more than 20 tons of ripe pineapple in the field but her family would not harvest because of the low prices which are not enough to cover labor cost. "My family planted one ha of pineapple. Taking into account from seeds, care, fertilizer, hiring people that costs VND120 million (over US$ 5,000). But so far the family has just reaped about 0.5 ha and got about 20 tons of pineapple, and they prepared to harvest about 20 tons more. However, the prices of pineapple drops to only 2,000 VND per kg (USD 9 cents), while no traders buy so the family leaves the field though the fruit is ripe. The weather is hot so it is going to be rotten soon”, said Ms Tuyet. Mr. Tuyet added that … [Read more...] about Pineapple prices drop, causing farmers’ lost