In ancient times, people hick or Ad: "Hello! Hello ... appreciated dry coconut, who have the cheek to go change coconut." Now, raw coconut prices in Mekong Delta rise to the level of traders unmatched soft, easy to do ... like never before to keep the relationship for fear prices will rise further.
In Tra Vinh, Cang Long district, Tieu Can, Cau Ke, coconut fruit prices peaked at 70,000 / dozen (12 left), the highest level ever. In Ben Tre coconut traders purchase price 70000-80000 copper / dozen (12 left). Copra prices rose, pulling fresh coconut price increase. Mr. Tran Van Hoa, providing fresh coconut clue Binh Minh district, said: "The price of fresh coconut has up to 5000-6000 dong / left".
With the current price of coconut, coconut growers per hectare 27,000 - 30.000trai / year, total income of $ 160-180 million / year, and higher stability than rice. In late 2009, Ben Tre coconut plantation area has increased from 45,000 ha to 51,000 ha. More than 40,500 hectares of coconut is the fruit of this, harvest fruit than 324 million / year, an increase of 13.8% compared to the same period of 2009 Farmers utilize land, intercropping, mixed farming in coconut gardens , high efficiency, especially intercropping cocoa. Dan Ben Tre said: "From the coconut tree, nothing left."
Nothing was discarded coconut at all. Photo: Hoang Lan
Each of the restaurants on the 200 million consumers make fresh coconut beverage. Many cargo ships from China to buy coconut fruit. Ben Tre to think for themselves and be a model for the formation of self-processing network, improve the value chain from plants to coco peat. Making Coconut desiccated coconut, coconut oil, coconut candy, coconut jelly, coconut fiber, coir mats, coconut slices, coco peat, coal sintering, activated carbon. About 100 products handicrafts from coconut, coconut, coconut shell, coconut stems, coco peat soil clean ... exported to many countries.
"The farming is very happy now, traders brought the boat to make a garden, self-harvesting; just watch the garden, counter and cash register, "a garden host in Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province, said. 80% of the coconut fruit is sold to buyers in the Ben Tre to the exporting or processing of copra, coconut fiber, coconut fiber, coconut shell charcoal, activated carbon ... under a contract signed in 2010.
If only sell coconut fruit to China, will not have the product from coconut handicrafts like this. Photo: Hoang Lan
The confectionery processing facilities related to the use of concentrated coconut produce for Tet Tan Mao 2011 or sold to Cambodia, China. Handicraft goods, only, coconut fiber, activated carbon and special candy, Ben Tre coconut jam was consumed in the Chinese market. The traders market forecast of 1.5 billion people on this very attractive prices on 80,000 coconuts / dozen in the last months, as traders pushed the competition to purchase materials to a higher level .
Ben Tre has only one master "coconut", some who specialize in the study of this plant is not much.
Tra Vinh, Ben Tre is second in acreage and yield, with the 13.500ha (equivalent to 2.7 million coconut trees), the annual output of about 143.75 million left. In particular, price increases, the coconut palm gardens not only wasted ago in Tra Vinh that in Vung Liem district, Tra Vinh Long Province is gradually being restored,. Many gardens coconut intercropping cacao tree.
Coconut plantations can be harvested year-round, every round apart from 1 to 1.5 months. Currently, farmers in Ben Tre, Tra Vinh is automatically "upgrade" their competitiveness by growing high-yield coconut varieties, high quality coconut pineapple, coconut red withstand alkaline, saline, for fresh fruit, typical flavor, beverage service, prefer markets with higher prices 2-3 times usually like coconut.
Especially, like coconut wax Cau Ke, Tra Vinh is priced up to 140.000dong / left. The agricultural sector of this province are studying restored, expanded acreage this specialty. Reportedly, a group of experts from the University of Conodai - Tokyo (Japan) is collaborating with the University of Can Tho wax coconut research and development into biodiesel raw materials in the framework of the development of renewable energy .
