Durian farmers in Surat Thani province are struggling immense losses because the storm knocked down more than 50 tonnes of unripe fruit, resulting in a monetary setback of over 6 million baht (US$173,310). Agricultural officers assessed the injury in two affected sub-districts of Ban Na San district, Lamphun and Phoem Phun Sap sub-districts, with help required for the devastated farmers.
Officials from the Surat Thani agriculture office and Ban Na San district visited the affected farms today, where a storm with heavy rain had broken trees causing branches and fruits to fall. The farmers, unable to utilise the fallen durians, had to discard them in massive quantities. Estimates suggest about 40 to 50 tonnes of durian, value approximately 6 million baht, were misplaced, reported Khaosod.
Stunning , head of the Strategy and Information Division at the Surat Thani agriculture office, mentioned that the matter could be discussed at the provincial assembly to search out methods to assist those affected. One of the impacted farmers, 61 12 months outdated Bunnanda Yaunphan, revealed that he suffered important losses when greater than 1 tonne of his Monthong durian, priced between 130 to 140 baht per kilogram, was broken by the storm simply days before they had been supposed to be harvested and bought.
The storm, which struck rapidly and forcefully, brought on the fruit to fall in vast quantities within a couple of hours, affecting many farmers in the space, who now face impending financial losses.
Last month, a heartbroken durian farmer in South Thailand cried after he discovered on Wednesday that the majority of his trees had been poisoned, inflicting a long-term loss of around 30 million baht (US$936,000). The farmer, 51 year outdated Charin Phuachai, lives along with his household in Chumphon province, within the Hat Phan Kraj sub-district of the principle metropolis district..