Caution should be taken in buying low-cost seeds

At present, it is the season of spring ploughing and preparation for ploughing, and the reporter visited some agricultural markets and found that the problem of "mixing fish eyes with pearls" of low-cost seeds occurs from time to time. Industry insiders remind that seed prices are too low or hidden worries about quality, do not be cheap and the loss outweighs the gain.

In a large agricultural wholesale market in Hubei, the surging crowd has brought a large number of business opportunities, and many merchants directly put rice seeds on the counter for external sales. These merchants sell a wide variety of rice seeds at different prices, and low-cost seeds have become a "magic weapon" to attract customers.

The reporter noticed that the general price of rice is about 30 yuan per jin, while these low-priced varieties are only 15 to 20 yuan per jin, and the lowest is only 8 yuan per jin. Looking at the rice seed packaging, we can see that some of these low-cost species have not been approved by the agricultural department, and some of the production dates are vague, which is not reassuring. However, because of the low price, some farmers will still choose to buy a few bags to try.

Industry insiders remind that most of the low-cost seeds are unlicensed seeds, stock seeds or brand seeds, and there are huge hidden dangers in quality. after farmers buy and plant them, they are very likely to affect the harvest because of their low seed purity and net income. Farmers should try their best to buy seeds from regular channels and pay attention to keeping shopping vouchers.