Information about 40,000 hectares of winter-spring rice in Can Tho that have not been purchased was discussed at a meeting between the Department of Industry and Trade of Can Tho City and departments, branches, businesses, and cooperatives yesterday afternoon, February 21.

According to data provided at the meeting, only nearly 20,500 hectares/63,800 hectares of winter-spring rice in the three districts of Vinh Thanh, Co Do and Thoi Lai were contracted.

Of the 63,800 hectares of winter-spring rice in 2023-2024 in Can Tho City, about 23,600 hectares are large fields with 135 models and 14,245 households participating in the implementation.

Of the 23,600 hectares of this large field, 20,482 hectares are contracted, with more than 3,100 hectares remaining uncontracted.

Most of the 2023-2024 winter-spring rice area that has not been contracted will be sold by farmers to traders.

Faced with the situation of 40,000 hectares of winter-spring rice in Can Tho that have not been consumed, Mr. Ha Vu Son - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Can Tho City said that currently in the city there are enterprises capable of consuming the entire area, so he hopes that the agricultural sector of the three districts of Vinh Thanh, Co Do and Thoi Lai will connect and help farmers consume rice.

"That is Thien Phat Food Processing Company Limited (Thien Phat Food Processing Company). This company has purchased about 23,000 hectares of rice from people in Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province in the past 3 years. Dong Thap Department of Industry and Trade, Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee Pham Thien Nghia also trust the way this company works. I myself have also come to learn about the company's rice purchasing activities in Thanh Binh district" - Mr. Son said.

Mr. Son emphasized that Thien Phat Food Processing Company is very capable, has enough warehouses, dryers, and is ready to buy. As long as the authorities of the three localities coordinate well, it will help farmers feel secure in production, avoiding the situation of having to sell through traders, often encountering the situation of "breaking the deal".

Mr. Ngo Huu Phat - Director of Thien Phat Food Processing Company said that in 2023, the total rice output purchased by the enterprise was 600,000 tons. In 2024, the output will increase further.

"In Dong Thap province, in addition to Thanh Binh district, the company also buys rice from people in several other districts. Particularly in Can Tho city, the company really wants to be supported to buy areas that have not been bought by other businesses in the three districts of Vinh Thanh, Co Do and Thoi Lai" - Mr. Phat said.

At the meeting, the agricultural sector of the three districts of Vinh Thanh, Co Do and Thoi Lai said that it will support businesses in connecting to consume the 2023-2024 Winter-Spring rice crop.