Thailand: Recently, the eastern region's fruit production decreased by 16.59 percent

The situation of fruit production in the eastern region According to information from the Eastern Fruit Tree Unity Data Preparation Conference on April 5, 2023, it was found that the area planted with 4 types of fruit trees had a total of 907,542 rai, an increase of 16,839 rai or 1.89 percent from 2022. yielding a total of 656,626 rai, a decrease of 27,791 rai or 4.06 percent from 2022, an average yield of 1,604 kilograms per rai, a decrease of 241 kilograms or 13.06 percent, which is expected throughout the production season to have a total yield of 1,053,328 tons, a decrease from 2022 209,571 tons or 16.59% The amount of production decreased due to inclement weather. Heavy rain at the end of the year continued until the beginning of 2023, alternating with long cold weather. Unfavorable for flowering and fruiting of fruit trees. As for durians in the flowering phase, 1st and 2nd generations were eroded by rain and thus could not develop into fruit. In addition, it was affected by ...