Dong Nai’s farmers succeed in pepper cultivation

05:06, 18/06/2009

(ĐN)- Dong Nai now has more than 7,000 pepper hectares; of which, nearly 6,000 hectares are in harvest time, with an average yield of 1.8 tons per ha. Accordingly, Dong Nai’s pepper output is estimated to hit 11,000 tons this year.

(ĐN)- Dong Nai now has more than 7,000 pepper hectares; of which, nearly 6,000 hectares are in harvest time, with an average yield of 1.8 tons per ha. Accordingly, Dong Nai’s pepper output is estimated to hit 11,000 tons this year.

Pepper is one of the potential agriculture products for export in Dong Nai province. On June, the export price ranged US$2,200/ton, US$50 higher than the previous month’s price.

 

According to the pepper farmers in Dong Nai province, pepper price presently stays at VND32,000-34,000 a kilogram, so they could get the profit of VND100-120 million per hectare.

Reported by H.G