Durian farmers in Surat Thani province are suffering immense losses as 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 officials assessed the injury in two affected sub-districts of Ban Na San district, Lamphun and Phoem Phun Sap sub-districts, with assistance required for the devastated farmers.
Officials from the Surat Thani agriculture workplace and Ban Na San district visited the affected farms at present, where a storm with heavy rain had damaged trees inflicting branches and fruits to fall. The farmers, unable to utilise the fallen durians, needed to discard them in massive quantities. Estimates suggest about forty to 50 tonnes of durian, value approximately 6 million baht, have been misplaced, reported Khaosod.
Chaithip Danpridanant, head of the Strategy and Information Division on the Surat Thani agriculture office, stated that the matter can be discussed on the provincial meeting to search out methods to help these affected. Luxurious of the impacted farmers, sixty one year old Bunnanda Yaunphan, revealed that he suffered vital losses when more than 1 tonne of his Monthong durian, priced between a hundred thirty to 140 baht per kilogram, was damaged by the storm simply days before they have been alleged to be harvested and offered.
The storm, which struck quickly and forcefully, triggered the fruit to fall in vast quantities inside a few hours, affecting many farmers within the space, who now face impending monetary losses.
Last month, a heartbroken durian farmer in South Thailand cried after he found on Wednesday that most of his bushes had been poisoned, causing a long-term lack of around 30 million baht (US$936,000). The farmer, fifty one 12 months previous Charin Phuachai, lives with his family in Chumphon province, in the Hat Phan Kraj sub-district of the primary city district..