Mekong Delta enjoys bumper rice crop

Despite being affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, the Mekong Delta harvested a record output of about 7.3 million tons of rice in the Winter-Spring crop 2019-2020.

Farmers in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province harvest Winter-Spring rice crop 2019-2020 (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province prepare rice for trading (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province prepare rice for trading (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province prepare rice for trading (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Tan My commune, Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province prepare rice for trading (Photo: VNA)

Rice of Winter-Spring crop is purchased by traders in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province (Photo: VNA)

Rice of Winter-Spring crop is purchased by traders in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province (Photo: VNA)

Winter – Spring rice crop harvest in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)

Rice harvest in Son Binh commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)

Thanks to proactive measures to cope with salt intrusion and drought, the Winter-Spring rice crop of 2019-2020 in Hau Giang province is more productive than usual (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province harvest Winter-Spring rice crop with their average yield of nearly 7.5 tons/ha (Photo: VNA)

Farmers in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province harvest Winter-Spring rice crop with their average yield of nearly 7.5 tons/ha (Photo: VNA)

Farmers harvest Winter-Spring rice crop in Binh Son commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province, with the average yield of 6.9 tons/ha (Photo: VNA)

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