Yala, Aug. 26- The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade held a meeting with relevant agencies to prepare an accelerated plan to find a way to connect the markets of various fruits such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan and longkong, which will have a large amount of produce in the market at the end of the year so that it can There is a channel to distribute fruit products in the 3 southern border provinces to markets throughout Thailand in order to raise the price of fruit not to fall.
Mr. Udom Srisomsong, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade Meeting to monitor the situation of fruit production and marketing in 3 southern border provinces Together with relevant sectors in the area, including the Yala Provincial Commerce Department, Pattani, Narathiwat, agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, namely Provincial Agriculture, the director of the Yala Agricultural Research and Development Center. Representative of durian growers which from the meeting found that The production of important fruits (durian, mangosteen, rambutan, longkong) of the 3 southern border provinces is about 0.212 million tons, an increase of 4% from the previous year, consisting of durian 0.102 million tons (10% increase) and mangosteen 0.033 million tons (6% increase). Rambutan 0.017 million tons and Longkong 0. 060 million tons (down 5%). The production of durian, mangosteen, rambutan has gradually been released to the market since July 2023. 34% of the products have been released to the market (33% durian, 41% mangosteen, 34% rambutan). During September-October 2023, at present, durians in the upper southern region of many provinces are almost completely out of the market. Now is the time when the products of the 3 southern border provinces come to the market. Prices have been moving in good shape since the beginning of the season. Grade ABC is at 100-105 baht per kg, moving up from 80-85 baht per kg.
In the past as traders began to have more confidence in the quality Including having more marketing channels As well as some began to carve the meat into the cold storage. because previously there were durian products of the eastern region and Chumphon Province There is less storage in cold storage because of the high price. While the export grade durian of Chumphon province The price remained stable at a good level at 140-145 baht per kg.
In addition, from the news flow of durian quality problems in the 3 southern border provinces (borer, young durian). The nature of durian in the 3 southernmost provinces May encounter cases of durian borer. Due to the natural maintenance of durian trees The output does not meet export standards. When entrepreneurs take it for export without care or carelessness in selecting durian for packing in export containers. As a result, worms were found in durian seeds at the destination and such checkpoints. and in the overall picture, especially in the export sector Therefore asked for cooperation from farmers to cut durian to have the percentage of ripeness as specified by the Department of Agriculture. which the relevant agencies in the area will be strict inspecting and urged farmers and Lhong to continue
In this regard, tomorrow (Aug. 27), the Department of Internal Trade in conjunction with Yala Provincial Commerce Office use the provincial salesman mechanism Carrying out activities to connect and distribute Yala durian By purchasing ABC grade Yala dried durian from farmers at a price of 130 baht per kg to sell directly to consumers at leading department stores in Bangkok and its vicinity, with a total volume of 500 tons. Proactive wood for the year 2023 with important measures such as the Omkoi model, supporting a 10 kg postal box with free delivery. Expedite the absorption of fruit outside the production area in case there is an urgent problem, such as the distribution of mangosteen Nakhon Si Thammarat, Yala and Narathiwat in the past to local department stores and modern trade more than 120 points and Mobile commerce more than 100 points, quantity 1, 000 tons, etc. The Department will closely monitor and assess the situation of fruit production and marketing in collaboration with the Provincial Commerce Office. This is to maintain the level of price stability of fruit products to be at a good level throughout the production season. .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency