Especially re-planning the growing areas and granting the planting area codes to create a foundation for the official export of jackfruit to China.
Market requirements are not high but need to reorganize consumption
Cuu Long River Delta is one of the localities that have strongly developed the area of Thai jackfruit tree for export demand in China. The area of jackfruit trees in the Mekong Delta to date has reached over 10,100 hectares. At one time, Thai jackfruit consumed 90% of the output in this market. When demand is low, it accounts for about 60% of production.
Recently, the export of jackfruit of Vietnamese traders to China is still largely unofficial.
Before this market requires official quotas for sustainable export, Dr. Doan Huu Tien, Director of the Market Research Center of the Southern Fruit Institute, said: For jackfruit, I see the current problem. is the need to re-plan planting areas. Because there is still too much spontaneous planting.
The second is the technical issue, we have to do to make better and better quality of jackfruit fruits. Especially the problem of left jackfruit less black fibers.
“Chinese market, they also sell well. But there are times when his meeting provides a lot, of course there will be cheap story. So the most important issue I see is the need to re-plan jackfruit planting areas.
Now, my relatives like to plant and cultivate, if not effective, then cut down. There is not a clear plan for which area to plant? Planning is still inadequate, ”Mr. Tien said.
Also according to Dr. Doan Huu Tien: Requirement from the market is not as difficult as the weight of jackfruit fruit from 8kg or more, the time of sucking the market still accepts fruits weighing 6-8kg. Export goods must have labels, packages, packaging … then these issues I see within reach. My business can do it.
The problem is to reorganize consumption. Jackfruit has very few diseases, people have also applied many scientific and technical advances in jackfruit cultivation such as using harmonized fertilizers, biological farming … so the quality of the fruit believes that it will be increasingly improved.
Warning jackfruit planting beyond planning
Tien Giang is the locality with the largest area of jackfruit trees in the Mekong Delta region with a total area of over 6,000 ha. Although the agricultural sector recommends that people should not expand jackfruit trees, especially in the unplanned area, the flooded areas do not have closed dikes, but because jackfruit prices are rising, people still expand their planted areas.
In addition to the flooded areas such as Cai Be and Cai Lay, many farmers in Dong Thap Muoi in Tan Phuoc, Chau Thanh and My Tho cities … are also planting on farmland or destroying crops and fruit trees. other to plant jackfruit.
And in Hau Giang, the main output and attractive prices so jackfruit area in the province increased sharply in the past 2 years. By July 2019, the total area of jackfruit in the province is 3,385 hectares, an increase of 2,044 hectares compared to the middle of 2018, concentrated in Chau Thanh district and Nga Bay town.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Tan, owner of Minh Tan jackfruit barn (Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang), specializing in purchasing Thai jackfruit exported to China, said that: Jackfruit is now in service, so the price has decreased, jackfruit type I is only 35,000. VND / kg, decreasing by 50% compared to 1 month ago.
Mr. Tan said: Previously, the volume of traders was small, the market was not enough. Now the output is very high in the people, so traders do not compete with each other to buy high prices anymore. I think jackfruit prices may go down next time. As in the Mekong Delta, the output per day can now reach 300 tons. Next year may reach 500-600 tons.
Experience of planting jackfruit with little black fiber of old farmer Tien Giang
Currently, the problem of Thai jackfruit trees has not been studied properly. There are many areas, jackfruit with black fiber up to 50%, common 30-40%. Low time is also 10%, causing great damage to growers.
He Nguyen Van Khanh In Tan Phong commune, Cai Lay district, Tien Giang province, said: For the problem of growing jackfruit without black fibers, I noticed that weather is the most important issue. As I left young at the time of the rainy season, the left is most susceptible to black fibers.
Therefore, I often leave the fruit in the dry season, there is very little blackening. If jackfruit is black, traders only buy 2,000 VND / kg. In addition, the water level in garden ditches should not be left much to avoid, the fruit has a high percentage of black fibers.
Thanks to adversity cultivation techniques and jackfruit cultivation experience with less black fibers, Mr. Khanh has an income of over hundred million dong from intercropping 120 Thai jackfruit trees with durian.
