Thailand: OAE expects northern fruits this year, 1.03 million tons of longan from 8 provinces, 34 thousand tons of lychee from 4 provinces

Published Apr 11, 2023

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The Office of Agricultural Economics has forecasted a decrease in longan and lychee production in northern Thailand for 2023. Longan production is expected to decrease by 0.31% due to low market prices, resulting in reduced planting areas, but total production is predicted to slightly increase by 0.52% to 1.03 million tons. Lychee production, on the other hand, is expected to decrease by 13.37% due to farmers shifting to other crops and adverse weather conditions. Longan production is expected to be available in the market from July to September, with the highest release in August. Meanwhile, lychee production is expected to be available from April to July.

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NESDB expects this year that 8 northern provinces produce 1.03 million tons of longan and 34,000 tons of lychee in the northern provinces. Going to the market for this Songkran Mr. Winit Atthisuk, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of Agricultural Economics (SorKor.), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Revealing the production situation and forecasting the amount of fruit production, longan and lychee in the northern region of the year 2023 (forecast data as of March 27, 2023). It is expected that the area for longan fruit in 8 northern provinces (Chiang Rai, Phayao, Lampang, Lamphun, Chiang Mai, Tak, Phrae and Nan) ) with 1.24 million rai, a decrease from 2022 with 1.25 million rai (decreasing by 0.31%) due to the price factor of longan in the unattractive season. Some farmers then felled longan to grow other crops such as rubber, durian, rambutan, mango and maize. The total output of all 8 provinces is expected to be 1.03 million tons, an increase from 1.02 million ...

Source: Mgronline