Thailand: Compensation for longan farmers are being considered at the Fruit Board Meeting following the price drop for longan and durian

Jurin-Chalermchai Unlocking the export of "durian, longan" to the Chinese market, making remedies for the "fruit board", ready to accelerate 3 measures to recover the price crisis, fair mode On August 19, 2021, Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Talk about solving fruit problems that In the event that longan farmers are of the opinion that they want to receive compensation because this year's price is very low, The Minister of Agriculture (Chalermchai Sri-on) will take this matter into consideration at the Fruit Board meeting. “Today we buy durians in Chumphon province. which is a major purchasing point in the south Open for normal purchases. All items have been completed. Both the land that is bought to sell in the domestic market and the land that is bought for export has resulted in the price increase. Around 50,000 tons of durians are expected during this time for the entire southern region.” As for longan, it is a big problem for the ...