Hoa Thang Commune in Buon Ma Thuot City, which is the biggest seedling supply centre in the Central Highlands region, is serving more customers.
Hoa Thang Commune in Buon Ma Thuot City is the biggest seedling supply centre in the Central Highlands region
Y Su Nie travelled more than 20 kilometres to the centre which has more than 500 coffee trees.
He added that he cut down part of the old coffee trees to grow new ones. He was very happy when coffee prices increased to VND60,000 (USD2.55) per kilo.
Mai Thanh Tung travelled around 60 kilometres to Hoa Thang for seedlings. His family owns 1.2 hectares of land to plant coffee.
“Over the past few years, coffee prices have been sold at just VND30-40,000 per kilo, meanwhile, input costs are rising. This has caused losses for farmers. So, many people and households have destroyed or cut down their coffee plantations, affecting the supply," Tung noted.
Dao Thi Hoang Nhi, a representative from Quoc Cuong Ea Kmart Agro-forestry Company, said coffee seedling demand had exceeded their forecasts. The company has run out of seedlings to sell.
Each coffee seedling is sold at VND4-23,000, depending on their variety, Nhi added.
A representative from the Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Scientific and Technical Institute, said farmers in Dak Lak were actively replanting coffee trees. However, it was necessary to select coffee seedlings of clear origin.
Farmers also need to pay attention to the strict regulations of exporters.