(CDC) - Association of Coffee - Cocoa Vietnam said area standards UTZ cocoa in the Mekong Delta has increased dramatically
Specifically, there are 63 clubs (clubs) cocoa UTZ certified with a total area of 603 ha. In particular, a number of area units such as UTZ cocoa Pham Minh club has 560 households with a total area of 336 ha, Huong Vietnamese club has 300 households with approximately 167 ha, Lam Tung-standard club UTZ for cocoa farms 66 hectares wide, by 93 farmers ...
In addition, a number of Central Highlands are also continuing review and increase the area for processing cocoa exports as Dak Lak additional zoning cocoa to planting 4,000 hectares, bringing the total area cocoa province in 2015 to 6,000 ha, including 2,000 ha harvested with an average yield of 16 quintals of dry seed / ha. Dak Lak Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said most of the new cocoa growing area in the province are the imported varieties grafted as TD1, TD2, TC5, TC7 ... This is pretty cocoa varieties adapted to the soil conditions, local climate, less disease, large particles are favored foreign markets.
Area cocoa in some provinces still rising
Association of Coffee - Cocoa also said target by 2015, the area of cocoa country will reach 60,000 ha and 80,000 ha raised in 2020, of which 35,000 hectares business, the average yield of 15 quintals / ha, 52,000 tons of dry bean production, exports 50-60 million. However, the actual growth rate and the area of cocoa production is still slow, many farmers are still in doubt in the ability to bring economic efficiency of the plant.
In Ben Tre, after cocoa mass was cut down recently, the purchase price of cocoa has increased again. Present value of fermented dry cocoa is purchased at 55,000 VND / kg, fresh cocoa prices 4200-4500 VND / kg, an increase of nearly 50% over the past 2 months.
Source: Dan Viet
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