At this time, many pepper gardens in the final period of flowering, fruit setting
But according to the reporter's report VNA In Bu Dop border district, Binh Phuoc province – many farmers are worried because of the low rate of flowering and fruit setting.
The reason is that this year the rainy season is long and the erratic weather causes the pepper tree to “refuse” for flowers and fruit.
Present purchase price pepper Still keeping 41,000 VND / kg plus a garden of unspecified pepper, leaving many farmers in Binh Phuoc province in difficult situation.
Phan Thi Nhu's mood in village 2, Thien Hung commune is not as happy as in previous years because the price of pepper is too low, affecting the daily life of the family.
Ms. Nhu said that in the crop year of 2018, 700 household pillars picked 2.7 tons of seeds. However, this year due to the erratic weather and rain caused the garden pepper less fruit set compared to every year.
According to the actual fruit on the tree, her family estimates this year's crop will not yield 1 ton of seed.
Ms. Phan Thi Nhu sadly said: “This year the weather is so erratic, making the pepper garden less flowering, there are good flowering trees, young fruits also fall.
In the past, the price of buying pepper was high, the family invested a lot in fertilizer, but since the price of pepper was continuously low, they had to invest less to balance spending in the family. “
Dang Van Lap's family, Tan Hung hamlet, Phuoc Thien commune has 1,000 posts. In 2018, his family harvested 4 tons of seeds.
In early 2019, after harvesting, his family invested heavily about VND 50 million to buy fertilizers and pesticides of all kinds.
Although pepper has depreciated, but in return, his family is not too sad because the pepper garden is very green, flowers are luxuriant, and it is expected to earn a decent amount of money to continue re-investing and sticking with pepper for a long time. long.
However, the happiness was not long before his family could not help but feel sorry when he saw the flowers prepare to become full of fruits.
Mr. Lap said: “The pepper garden is well cared for by my family, applying scientific and technical advances strictly according to the instructions of the local agricultural and agricultural experts. With many years of experience growing pepper, I do not understand why this year the phenomenon of flowers has not been able to pass all the fruit has fallen more than half. ”
According to many farmers who have experience in pepper cultivation, this year the phenomenon of rain comes late, the weather is hot, dry, low air humidity leads to less fruit trees.
Mr. Bui Van Ngoi, Tan Hung hamlet, Phuoc Thien commune, has a long history of pepper cultivation for more than 20 years, and his family's 400-pepper pepper garden has not been able to control the situation of cotton loss.
Mr. Ngoi said: “This year's pepper crop has lost its greatest mass due to climate change. The paradoxes of the weather have greatly affected pepper plants. If I lose crop, my family will also have difficulties to invest more in pepper as well as family living expenses. ”
And Mr. Vu Ngoc Thuan's household in Hamlet 3, Thanh Hoa Commune, has more than 2,000 pepper posts also in a state of little fruit, especially the old pepper garden over 10 years old.
Having been consulted as well as a point to develop a sustainable local pepper model, his pepper garden also cannot avoid low yields in this year's crop.
Mr. Vu Ngoc Thuan shared: “With the current number of fruit on the tree, my family is estimated to gain about 2 tons. Low pepper prices plus a small amount of fruit not only in my home but also people here cannot avoid economic difficulties. ”
Growing pepper in the direction of organic farming in Phu Quoc district. (Photo: Le Huy Hai / TTXVN)
Facing many gardens of households with “destiny” with little fruit, Director of Agricultural Service Center Bu Dop Nguyen Van Bac said that besides the influence of weather, in previous years, people oh Shifting crops to pepper on unsuitable soil so it is not productive and susceptible to pests and diseases.
Along with that, due to the low price in recent years, the subjective households do not take good care of the garden, leading to weak development targets, low productivity and resistance to pests and bad weather.
In addition, many pepper growers also take care of improper techniques, not suitable for the development and growth of pepper plants, using some unsuitable fertilizers and pesticides so it also affects to flowering, fruit set.
In the upcoming harvest season, not only farmers grow pepper in the border district of Bu Dop, but many households in the nearby area of Binh Phuoc province are anxious about the situation of low fruit production.
The risk of crop failure, low prices today will more or less affect the economy, daily life as well as re-invest in the development of this plant in the next time.
Currently in Binh Phuoc province is planting about 15,000ha of pepper. Pepper is also the main industrial tree of the province; many border districts like Bu Dop, Loc Ninh get economic advantages from pepper. The district has formed many clean pepper clubs to export.
However, according to the Binh Phuoc Pepper Association over the past 3 years, pepper prices have not recovered but are still on the downward trend. Even months have bottomed out.
Noted in September this year, pepper prices domestic black decreased from 5.6-10.6%. Currently, the price of black pepper in the country has the lowest level of 38,000 VND / kg in Dong Nai province, the highest level is 42,500 VND / kg in Binh Phuoc province. The price of white pepper at VND 66,000 / kg, down 4.3% over the same period in 2018.
According to statistics of the General Department of Customs, in the first half of September, pepper exports reached 6,200 tons, valued at US $ 15.35 million, down 36.8% in volume with the same period last year.
Accumulated from the beginning of the year to the first half of September 2019, pepper exports reached 224,500 tons, valued at US $ 571.66 million, up 22% in volume, but down 6.1% in value over the same period in 2018. .
According to the forecast for the new crop in 2019, Binh Phuoc pepper area is still in a tumble when the price cannot recover; while one more unpredictable crop season is creating more challenges and difficulties for pepper growers.
The trend of crop and animal transformation is being mentioned by farmers.
But capital has poured into pepper gardens, so difficulties are piling up difficulties for farmers.
According to VietnamBiz
