Source: nhandan.vn
Farmers in Cu Lao Dung district, Soc Trang province harvest sugarcane.
With suitable land, climate, and labor conditions, sugarcane growing area in Tra Cu and Tieu Can districts of Tra Vinh province; Cu Lao Dung district, Soc Trang province at one time exceeded more than 19,000 hectares…
According to many farmers in Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province, in the 2023-2024 sugarcane crop year, machinery service costs; fuel; Labor hire increased but fertilizer prices decreased compared to last year. Most sugarcane growers are excited by the increased productivity and sugarcane sold at high prices.
Mr. Ly Van Toan in Luu Cu 1 hamlet, Luu Nghiep Anh commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province said that in the 2023-2024 crop year, his family planted 0.9 hectares of sugarcane, and Tra Vinh Sugar Company purchased sugarcane. tree for 1,300 VND/kg plus other subsidies, his family has a profit of more than 45 million VND.
Mr. Toan further shared that when sugarcane prices dropped, growing households suffered losses, many people switched to other crops and livestock, or left wasteland to work as hired labor in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong,… Three years In the recent sugarcane crop, Tra Vinh Sugar Company implemented a support policy and signed a contract to consume raw sugarcane to help sugarcane growers have quite high profits, so many farmers have boldly invested in growing sugarcane again. If Tra Vinh Sugar Company continues to maintain the current support, purchasing raw sugar cane at a price of 1,100 VND/kg or more, the life of sugarcane growers will be stable…
Previously, the sugarcane area of Luu Nghiep Anh commune was up to 1,800 hectares, with an average yield of 110 tons of sugarcane per hectare. When sugarcane was in season and had good prices, many households here built spacious houses and furnished them with enough amenities for family activities. In this 2023-2024 sugarcane crop, Luu Nghiep Anh commune has about 600 households growing 524 hectares of sugarcane. Up to now, sugarcane growing households have finished harvesting sugarcane trees, with an average yield estimated at more than 110 tons/ha. After deducting investment costs, sugarcane growing households in the commune have a profit of about 50 million-60 million VND/ha.
Mr. Huynh Van Thao, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tra Cu district, informed that the raw sugarcane area of Tra Cu district accounts for more than 80% of the sugarcane growing area in Tra Vinh province. Previously, sugarcane growers suffered continuous losses, so the district’s sugarcane area gradually decreased each year. In the 2023-2024 crop year, the whole district has more than 1,200 hectares of sugarcane, reaching 102% of the plan. It is likely that the province’s sugarcane raw material area will gradually increase in area due to stable sugarcane prices at a fairly high level and support policies to expand raw material areas from the sugar company.
In Cu Lao Dung district, Soc Trang province, farmers are very excited when sugarcane is in season and has good prices. Mr. Truong Van Banh in Dai An 1 commune, Cu Lao Dung district said that for three consecutive sugarcane seasons, his family was contracted by Soc Trang Sugar Company to consume raw sugarcane. Supported by the company with seeds, fertilizers, and machinery, Mr. Banh’s family boldly invested in 1.3 hectares of sugarcane fields. In this 2023-2024 sugarcane crop, Mr. Banh’s family achieved a profit of more than 70 million VND.
According to calculations by sugarcane growing households in Cu Lao Dung district, the investment cost of one hectare of sugarcane from start to harvest is about 25 million VND, if it is a sugarcane field that leaves the stump after harvest to develop a new sugarcane crop. . For newly planted sugarcane fields, the investment cost of 1 hectare is more than 80 million VND…
From 2019 up to now, Soc Trang Sugar Company has signed contracts to purchase raw sugarcane for sugarcane growers in Cu Lao Dung district. According to Mr. Mai Van Lam, a member of Dai An Commune Sugarcane Cooperative 1, his family members cultivate 6 hectares of sugarcane.
Every year, his family signs a contract to consume raw sugarcane with Soc Trang Sugar Company. The company also provides capital support without interest for farmers to invest in sugarcane seeds, agricultural materials, and even hiring workers. Investment costs are supported by the company until the sugarcane harvest is returned. Thanks to that, sugarcane growers no longer have to worry about lack of capital when resuming the sugarcane growing season.
“This sugarcane crop, the yield is more than 660 tons, the selling price of sugarcane at the field is 1,150 VND/kg, minus costs, the profit is more than 350 million VND. Coming here, my family members will maintain a sugarcane growing area of 6 hectares, because the sugarcane output is very good,” Mr. Lam added.
Mr. Le Anh Duong, Deputy General Director of Tra Vinh Sugar Company, said that the company has signed with farmers in the province to develop a raw sugarcane area with an area of about 1,000 hectares. The company supports farmers with an average of 10 tons of seeds and 1.4 tons of fertilizer for each hectare of sugarcane, along with eight million dong for land preparation without interest.
For ineffective land converted to sugarcane cultivation, the company provides a non-refundable support of three million VND/hectare. The company also signed sugarcane price insurance and committed to purchasing at a minimum price of 1,100 VND/kg on the condition that farmers must sign an investment contract and commit to providing enough raw sugarcane output. The company wants the locality to continue to mobilize people to convert ineffective land to sugarcane cultivation to increase the area of raw sugarcane area to about 3,000 hectares…
According to the planning of the sugarcane raw material area of Tra Vinh province, the entire province’s area is about 5,800 hectares, the average yield is about 129 tons/ha, the average sugar content is 10.5 CCS, the sugar processing factory capacity is 5,000 tons of sugarcane/plant. day, average production value is 149 million VND/ha. Strive by 2030, to invest in intensive farming of existing sugarcane areas, apply advanced technology, bring average productivity to 130-140 tons/ha, average sugar level of 11 CCS, average production value 162 million VND/ha.
According to sugar industry experts, in order to stabilize raw sugarcane areas to meet the production needs of factories, localities, businesses, and farmers must soon overcome limitations in productivity, technology, and cost. manufacture. Along with that, innovate production organization; Maximize land exploitation to increase area, mechanize production, and strengthen seed management; innovate processing technology to reduce production costs and increase competitiveness in the market.
