27,000 tons of purple sweet potatoes in need of consumption support

Purple sweet potatoes have reached harvest time but the consumption situation is facing great hardship due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic.

27,000 tons of purple sweet potatoes in Vinh Long are in need of consumption support. Photo: TL.

According to the Department of Domestic Market (Ministry of Industry and Trade), due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Japanese purple sweet potatoes in Binh Tan district, Vinh Long province are experiencing backlog, prices have dropped, facing many difficulties in terms of market, really in need of businesses and distributors joining hand to create connection and improve consumption.

In order to promptly support the consumption of sweet potatoes to reduce losses for farmers, the Department of Domestic Market is coordinating with the Department of Industry and Trade of Vinh Long province to deploy solutions to promote the consumption of this item. At the same time, the Department of Domestic Market has also contacted distribution systems across the country to assist farmers.

Japanese purple sweet potato is a local key agricultural product for export to China, Japan and some other markets. However, according to the Department of Industry and Trade of Vinh Long province, at the moment, the Covid-19 epidemic situation is still developing complicatedly, so the consumption of agricultural products is greatly affected, including Japanese purple sweet potatoes in Binh Tan district, Vinh Long province.

As of August 20th, 2021, the area of sweet potatoes in the fields has about 2,820 ha left, in particular, the area of sweet potatoes coming to harvest time is about 900 ha, with an estimated output of about 27,000 tons. However, it’s because of the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic that Japanese purple sweet potatoes in Binh Tan district, Vinh Long province can’t find output with inventory constantly increasing, resulting in many difficulties in consumption. The Department of Domestic Market is making great efforts to find more businesses and distributors that can offer assistance to together solve the urgent problems at present.