The productivity reached 62.7 quintals a hectare, down 2.4 percent compared to the last winter spring crop. The reduction occurred in most provinces in the delta.
Farmers have started sowing summer autumn crop with cultivated area approximating 677,000 hectares at the end of May, accounting for 95 percent of the area during the same period last year.
The summer autumn crop is forecast to meet with difficulties due to long lasting heat waves and complicated weather conditions.
