09:07, 25/07/2013

Big-rooted taro price downs

Big-rooted taros come into season in Cam Hoa Commune, Cam Lam District, Khanh Hoa Province. Their price is falling sharply. Big-rooted taros type 1 are selling at VND7,000/kg; type 2: VND3,500/kg. Productivity of big-rooted taros reaches 15 – 20 tons/hectare...

Big-rooted taros come into season in Cam Hoa Commune, Cam Lam District, Khanh Hoa Province. Their price is falling sharply. Big-rooted taros type 1 are selling at VND7,000/kg; type 2: VND3,500/kg. Productivity of big-rooted taros reaches 15 – 20 tons/hectare.

Big-rooted taros in previous years had high prices, so they have been outgrown with a rise from 5 hectares in 2010 to 50 hectares in 2013. As a result, the price has dropped from VND3,000 to VND5,000/kg. Big-rooted taros of Cam Hoa have been present in supermarkets in the province.

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