HCM CITY — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are having difficulty harvesting their early summer-autumn rice and protect young rice plants since heavy rains have inundated many fields. In Mỹ Tú District, Mỹ Tú Commune has 100ha of ripe rice but farmers cannot harvest them because machines cannot operate in flooded fields. In low-lying areas, rice fields are often 25-35cm under water during the rainy season, according to the provincial Irrigation Sub-department. In Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producing province, farmers sowed the summer-autumn rice crop on 276,000ha staggering the cropping. In Cần Thơ, farmers have harvested summer-autumn rice earlier than scheduled and completed harvesting all 71,280ha of summer- autumn rice.

Source: Viet Nam News July 26, 2024 13:05 UTC