This year, Thailand will produce 1.65 million tons of Batavia pineapples, revealing a 5-year development plan to become a global center

Mr. Chanthanon Wannakhejorn, Secretary-General of the Office of Agricultural Economics (Sor Kor.), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Revealing the production and marketing situation of Batavia pineapples in 2023. It is expected that in 2023 (forecast data as of January 2023), Thailand has a total harvest area of 430,958 rai, a decrease from the previous year. which has a harvested area of 450,600 rai (a decrease of 19,642 rai or 4.36%) due to farmers reducing the planting area from the problem of rising costs from fertilizer and chemical prices and labor shortage in some areas. In addition, some farmers have changed to plant fruit trees and perennials such as rubber, durian and coconut, and in some areas have changed to plant cassava. This was because the price of cassava in the past year was favorable and the use of less chemical fertilizers. As a result, the total production of the country was 1.65 million tons, down from the previous year with the amount of 1.74 tons ...